Gennady Golovkin opens competition day in boxing at 2024 Olympic Games
The President of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Gennady Golovkin, gave a start to the boxing competition at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Kazinform News Agency learnt from the Committee’s press service.
The organizers of the 2024 Olympic Games have selected the renowned Kazakhstani athlete to inaugurate the boxing competition on July 31. Golovkin signaled the start of the bouts by striking the floor three times with a wooden stick.
“This ritual is one of the key novelties introduced at the 2024 Olympic Games. The organizers combined theater and sports, paying tribute to the cultural traditions of France. The ceremony is designed to create a bond between spectators and athletes. In addition to the cultural component, this tradition appeals to the importance of respecting the athletes' performances. Three strikes are meant to remind spectators that each event is a unique performance that deserves the attention and respect of the public, and fans in the stands are invited to observe a moment of silence at the moment of three strikes, as in the theater,” the Committee explained.
Kazakhstan has so far collected one gold and two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev claimed bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition in Paris.
Judoka Yeldos Smetov took Kazakhstan’s first gold medal in judo. Previously, he won silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Judoka Gusman Kyrgyzbayev won bronze medal of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 28.