Azerbaijani para-judoka Vugar Shirinli has become the champion of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games.

Vugar Shirinli has won a gold medal by defeating Kazakhstan's Anuar Sariyev.

Earlier, para-judoka Shahana Huseynova (48 kg) and swimmer Roman Saleh obtained gold medals. In turn, powerlifter Parvin Mammadov (49 kg) has gained a bronze medal. 

It is noteworthy that 36 athletes will represent Azerbaijan in 47 categories in 6 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 24 of them are men, and 12 are women.

The XVI Summer Paralympic Games will run until September 5.