Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Infobox Paralympics Azerbaijan
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gold= 2
silver= 1
bronze= 1
total= 4
rank= 45

Azerbaijan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. Two powerlifters tested positive for steroids in initial drug tests on 18 September 2004 and were banned for life from the Paralympics having both tested positive in previous championships. Sara Abbasova competed in the women's -82.5 kg category and had had her first violation at the 2001 powerlifting championships in Hungary. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2004-09-22-paralympics-steroids_x.htm Two powerlifters test positive for banned substances] . "USA Today". 22 September 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2008] Gunduz Ismayilov who had set a world record and won a gold medal in Men's -90kg competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics was stripped of it and had his record nullified after testing positive for nandrolone. [ [http://www.sabcnews.com/features/paralympics/index.html Paralympic drug cheats beat Olympic record] . SABC News. Retrieved 16 September 2008]

Medalists

References

ee also

*Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Olympics

External links

* [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Athens_2004/ Athens 2004 Press Release] - IPC
* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]