Afag Sultanova

Afag Sultanova (born 20 February 1987 in Baku) is a visually impaired Azerbaijani Paralympic judoka. She started in karate, but took up judo at thirteen. She originally competed as an able-bodied individual and had success in it. She was European Youth and World Champion in 2008. After an injury impaired her vision she considered giving up judo, but was later inspired by the story of fellow Azerbaijani judoka Ilham Zakiyev to return as a Paralympian. She went on to win a gold medal in Judo at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.