Asia achieved four titles and record number of 17 medals in the boxing tournament of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games turned into its Closing Ceremony and the boxing tournament of the Games also finished in Brazil with great success. Asia claimed record number of 17 medals which is better performance in comparison to the London 2012 Olympic Games where our boxers achieved 16 podium places. Four Asian boxers won their weight classes in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games which is also better performance following London where our hopes achieved three gold medals.
Uzbekistan achieved six medals in the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships but their hopes were able to raise that performance in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Uzbekistan’s young team took record number of seven medals and among them the country achieved three Olympic gold medals.
Favourite Hasanboy Dusmatov claimed Uzbekistan’s first gold medal which was their second in the history of the Olympic Games since 2000 when Makhammatkodir Abdullaev secured a title in Sydney. Uzbekistan’s second gold medal in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was achieved by Shakhobiddin Zoirov which meant the Central Asian country won the two titles in the lowest weight classes. Their third gold medal was achieved by Fazliddin Gaibnazarov who had a heroic triumph in the last competition day.
Uzbekistan’s newcomer in the national team Shakhram Giyasov and their Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist 20-year-old Bektemir Melikuziev became runner-ups in the Olympic Games. Their sixth and seventh podium places were achieved by AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Rustam Tulaganov who reached his career highlight in Rio de Janeiro with his bronze.
Kazakhstan took three medals in the London 2012 Olympic Games but their squad was able to get five podium places in Rio de Janeiro. Daniyar Yeleussinov’s gold medal was an expected result but his final triumph meant Kazakhstan has been dominating the Welterweight class (69 kg) since 2004. Following Bakhtiyar Artayev, Bakhyt Sarsekbayev and Serik Sapiyev their fourth boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov was able to win the same weight class in Rio de Janeiro. Adilbek Niyazymbetov and Vassiliy Levit were their silver medalists while Dariga Shakimova and Ivan Dychko both achieved bronze in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Adilbek Niyazymbetov took his second Olympic silver medal in Rio de Janeiro after London.
China achieved three medals in the women competition but their best male boxer Hu Jianguan also was able to get a bronze medal. Ren Cancan, Yin Junhua and Li Qian all advanced to the semi-finals in Rio de Janeiro but among them only Yin could advance to the gold medal bout. The Chinese Lightweight class (60 kg) boxer had great fighting spirit in the final and her efforts delivered for her silver medal in Rio.
Mongolia had two medals in the last edition of the Olympic Games in London and this time their current Asian Games winner and ASBC Asian Confederation Champion Dorjnyambuu Otgondalai was also able to get a podium place for the strong Central Asian country. Mongolia has got only 1,000 boxers in the country but Otgondalai achieved bronze medal and further five athletes represented the country in the hall.
Altogether 64 women and men boxers represented the Asian continent from record number of 17 nations in the boxing tournament of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyzstan and Qatar did not have any boxers in the London 2012 Olympic Games but each country had competitors in Rio de Janeiro.
Iraq had one boxer in London which spot they received from the Tripartite Quota Commission but this time their lone athlete Waheed Abdulridha Waheed has done the qualification competitions successfully. Jordan’s best boxer Hussein Iashaish was near to get his country’s first Olympic medal in the Super Heavyweight class (+91 kg) in Rio de Janeiro but he is only 21 and will have the chance in his possible next appearance in 2020.