National team of Kazakhstan to take part in Asian Boxing Championship in Jordan

19:13, 30 June 2013

ASTANA. June 30. KAZINFORM The main part of the national team of Kazakhstan's national boxing team will participate in the main continental tournament, ASBC Asian Championship, which will be held in the Jordanian capital - Amman - from 1 to 9 July this year.

Kazakhstan will be represented by 10 boxers in all weight categories: Temirtas Zhusupov (49 kg), Ilyas Suleimenov (52 kg), Kairat Yeraliyev (56 kg), Berik Abdrakhmanov (60 kg), Merey Akshalov (64 kg), Daniar Yeleusinov (69 kg ) Janibek Alimhanuly (75 kg), Adilbek Niyazymbetov (81 kg), Anton Pinchuk (91 kg), and Ivan Dychko (+91 kg).

At the last Asian Championship 2011 in Incheon (South Korea) leaders in the number of medals won were teams of China and Kazakhstan, which got two gold awards. As a part of our team the first in Asia in 2011 were Aidar Amirzakov (60 kg) and Doszhan Ospanov (+91 kg). Silver was then won by Ilyas Suleimenov (52 kg) and Rustam Svaev (69 kg), bronze was with Arman Ryspek (81 kg).

This year China, India, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, and, of course, Kazakhstan will be represented by complete team in 10 weight categories.

The delegation will be led by a boxing coach Aitzhanov Myrzagali, and also consists of honored coach of Kazakhstan and the winners of the Olympic Games in London Serik Sapiev (gold medal), Adilbek Niyazymbetov (silver medal), and Ivan Dychko (bronze medal).

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