Vugar Mehdiyev is an Azerbaijani

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete competing mainly in category T13 sprint events. He competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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, China. There he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 metres - T13 event and finished fourth in the men's 100 metres - T13 event

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* Paralympic athletes for Azerbaijan Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Azerbaijani male sprinters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen {{Azerbaijan-Paralympic-medalist-stub