Azerbaijani boxers scoop 17 medals in int'l tournament
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijani boxers won 17 medals, including three gold medals, at an international youth boxing tournament, which was held in Azerbaijan Technical University's Sports Complex in Baku from December 5 to 8.
Dedicated to the memory of Azerbaijani boxer, Abbas Aghalarov, the event was organized with the support of the European Boxing Confederation, Azerbaijan's Youth and Sports Ministry, the National Olympic Committee, and Azerbaijan's Box Federation.
Azerbaijan's Masud Yusifzade (52 kg category), Orkan Aliyev (81 kg category), and Magomedali Tahirov (91+ kg category), rose to the highest step of the podium, winning three gold medals.
Besides Azerbaijani athletes, 94 boxers from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, India, and Ukraine participated in the tournament.
Shamil Alimzanov coached the host team.
Abbas Aghalarov, the Azerbaijani and Soviet boxer, played for the USSR in the featherweight category. The Honored Master of Sports and Merited Coach of the USSR, as well as the International Judge, Agalarov, is regarded as the founder of boxing in Azerbaijan. He also headed the boxing department of Azerbaijan State Institute of Physical Culture.n
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!