Following the conclusion of today’s finals at the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event Astana 2012 in Kazakhstan, a further 25 boxers from ten different weight categories qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Please note that each boxer’s participation needs to be confirmed by their NOC. They are as follows:
Light Fly (46-49kg)
– Birzhan ZHAKIPOV from Kazakhstan
Fly (52kg)
– Ilays SULEIMENOV from Kazakhstan
– Tugstsogt NYAMBAYAR from Mongolia
– Pak Jong CHOL from the People’s Republic of Korea
– Katsuaki SUSA from Japan
Bantam (56kg)
– Shiva THAPA from India
– Wessam SALAMANA from Syria
– Satoshi SHIMIZU from Japan
Light (60kg)
– Qiang LIU from China
Light Welter (64kg)
– Daniyar YELEUSSINOV from Kazakhstan
– Serdar HUDAYBERDIYEV from Turkmenistan
– Uktamjon RAHMONOV from Uzbekistan
– Mehdi TOULOUTIBANDPI from Iran
Welter (69kg)
– Maimaititue Rsun QIONG from China
– Byamba TUVSHINBAT from Mongolia
– Amin GHASEMIPOUR from Iran
Middle (75kg)
– Abbos ATOEV from Uzbekistan
– Nursahat PAZZIYEV from Turkmenistan
– Sobirjon NAZAROV from Tajikistan
– Vijender KUMAR from India
Light Heavy (81kg)
– Sumit SANGWAN from India
– Dzhakon QURBANOV from Tajikistan
– Ihab ALMATDAULT from Jordan
Heavy (91kg)
– Ali MAZAHERI from Iran
Super Heavy (+91kg)
– Zholei ZHANG from China
Qualifications by country
– China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan: 3
– Japan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: 2
– Jordan, People’s Republic of Korea, Syria: 1
Click HERE for full details on AIBA’s Olympic Games selection criteria and the road to Olympic medals.
In other AIBA news…
AIBA and Kazakhstan Boxing Federation sign Host City agreement for the AIBA World Boxing Championships Astana 2013
Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA President, signed this Thursday 12 April 2012 with the President of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation (KBF), Mr Timur Kulibayev, the agreement confirming Astana as the Host City for the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships. The press conference was held at the Rixos hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The AIBA President stated: “Kazakhstan is one of the leading nations in boxing, in terms of quality of boxers and in quality of tournaments. Hosting the AIBA World Boxing Championships next year is another milestone for the country and we are also very excited about the AIBA World Boxing Academy that is currently being built near Almaty. This will be a world class facility to welcome the world’s best boxer. This project was endorsed by the Federation and by the Ministry of Sports and once again demonstrates that Kazakhstan is building the foundations for the future of our sport”.
AIBA anticipates to have the Opening of the AIBA World Boxing Academy at the same time as the AIBA World Boxing Championships Astana 2013 in October.
