The Technical Meeting of the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships confirmed the participation of 397 boxers from 25 countries
The Technical Meeting of the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships was held in the Duman Hotel in Astana today and it confirmed the participation of 397 boxers from 25 nations.
The first continental event of the year, the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships will start in Astana, Kazakhstan tomorrow.
Mr. Ali Salameh is grateful for Kazakhstan Boxing Federation for their hard work to host two championships within short period of time.
Mr. Aziz Kozhambetov underlined the importance from Timor Leste’s participation for the very first time and he promised the highest level of organizations in Astana.
Mr. Bassam Ghanem, the ASBC Competition Manager also attended in the Technical Meeting of the competition. The Director of the Green Hill company Mr. Abid Jahangir is the special guest of the championship.
Mr. Walid Jarrar is the Technical Delegate of the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships led the Technical Meeting in the Duman Hotel.
The 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 born boxers will be able to compete at the U22 age group in Astana, Kazakhstan. Boxers who were born in 2006 and in 2007 will be eligible to participate in the youth age group in this specific continental event.
The women’s will be able to compete in the U22 and youth age groups in the following weight categories: 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 81kg and +81kg. The men’s weight categories in both age groups will be the 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg, 67kg, 71kg, 75kg, 80kg, 86kg, 92kg and +92kg.
Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Timor Leste, Chinese Taipei, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam are the participating 25 countries in Astana.
Altogether 130 female and 267 male boxers from all regions of Asia will compete for the 50 gold medals in the championship. The General weigh-in will be held in the Comfort Hotel and the bout review is possible in a case when a bout is 3:2 in both of the U22 and youth age groups.
The equipment has been provided by the Green Hill company, and Mr. Walid Jarrar informed the participants about the boxers’ uniforms, the medal ceremonies, the transportation and all of the important competition details.
The first competition day of the ASBC Asian U22 and Youth Boxing Championships will be on April 27 while the finals are scheduled to be hosted on May 6 and 7.
The schedule of the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships
April 26 – Official Draw at the Duman Hotel
April 27 – Grand Opening Ceremony
April 27 – Day1 competition
April 28 – Day2 competition
April 29 – Day3 competition
April 30 – Day4 competition
May 1 – Day5 competition
May 2 – Day6 competition
May 3 – Day7 competition
May 4 – Day8 competition
May 5 – Rest Day
May 6 – Day9 competition with the youth finals
May 7 – Day10 competition with the U22 finals
May 8 – Departure of the delegations
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