Athlete from W Kazakhstan grabs boxing bronze at championship in Bulgaria
10:28, 29 September 2013
URALSK. September 29. KAZINFORM Nazym Ishchanova from western Kazakhstan won bronze at the World's Junior Boxing Championship in Albena, Bulgaria, Kazinform correspondent Yelzhan Yeraly reports from Uralsk.
Ms. Ishchanova lost to the American athlete in 57kg category in the semifinal and collected the bronze medal. Nazym is trained by her own father Beibit Ishchanov who was the one to spot her talent in boxing.
Nazym Ishchanova is the only young boxer from western Kazakhstan to attend the World's Junior Boxing Championship in Bulgaria.