Karaganda boxers won six medals at the Asian Youth Championship

At the Asian Youth Boxing Championship, six of the seven athletes from the Karaganda region who defended the honor of the country won medals. The competition was held in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The strongest boxers from India, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Iran, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia and Qatar participated in them.

Karaganda boxers Rasul Asankhanov in the weight category up to 90 kg and Gulnaz Buribayeva in the weight category of 48 kg won gold.

Rasul Asankhanov lost the first of three fights, giving victory to a boxer from India. However, in the second and third matches, the Karagandin won an unconditional victory and secured his place at the top of the podium.

Gulnaz Buribayeva met an athlete from Uzbekistan in the ring. The duel ended with Gulnaz's victory.

Timur Taybekov (b/c up to 80 kg), Nursultan Kystaubai (up to 85 kg), Ayazhan Ermek (57 kg) took silver medals at the Asian Championship.

The bronze award went to Alina Kudaigenova.

– Every fight was very intense. It wasn't like winning was easy for anyone. But the girls did well: they showed excellent results. I am very pleased with them. We tuned in to each opponent, gave our best, gave all our strength for the sake of victory," says Aizhan Khodzhabekova, senior boxing coach of the Karaganda region among girls.

The Karaganda boxers are preparing for the Kazakhstan championship. Then they plan to participate in the World Cup and the World Championship.