The Boxing Family in Iraq celebrates the National Day
The Boxing Family in Iraq celebrates its National Day which is also known as the Independence Day in the Western Asian country.
The whole Asian Boxing Family is sending the best wishes, prosperity and success to the Iraqi friends on their official Independence Day.
The national holiday in Iraq is always celebrated on 3 October, which is the National Iraqi Day. The Independence Day marks Iraq’s separation and full independence from Great Britain, which conquered the area from the Ottoman Empire during the World War I.
The British declared Iraq’s full independence on 3rd of October in 1932 which began a new era in the Kingdom of Iraq and became the 57th member of the League of Nations.
This day is the establishment of the State of Iraq which is among the first Arabic countries to gain independence. The Iraqi Independence Day is a public holiday and due to the celebrations through the country, the schools, shops and most of the businesses are closed on October 3.
Boxing was born in the area of Iraq around 5,000 years ago and the country joined the international events in the modern era in 1960. Iraq reached its best results in the 1980s when some of their boxers reached the quarter-finals in major championships and Ali Khalil Salman won the Asian Boxing Championships three-times during his career.
Iraq claimed medals in the 2019 edition of the ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships in Kuwait City and in the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships in Mongolia six years ago which marked their strong comeback to the sport.
The Iraqi boxers impressed in the Dubai 2021 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships where the country claimed two silver and three bronze medals. The Iraqi talents also impressed in the recent editions of the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships.
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