host country kazakhstan claims five olympic tickets at 2nd aiba asian olympic qualifier
A total of 19 boxers from 8 countries qualified to Beijing Olympics through the 2nd AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Astana, Kazakhstan. The host country, Kazakhstan, claimed the most of them, booking five Beijing-bound tickets, followed by India and Mongolia, with three boxers each. Please find below the complete list of Olympic Qualified Boxers from Astana Tournament.
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Olympic Qualified Boxers |
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Weight in kg |
2nd Qualifying Tournament |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
Purevdori Serdamba (MGL), Sherali Dostiyev (TJK) |
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Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg |
Mirat Sarsembayev (KAZ), G Doniyarov (UZB), Kumar Jitender (IND) |
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Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg |
Kanat Abudalipov (KAZ), H Todjibayev (UZB), Han Soon-Chul (KOR) |
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Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg |
Zorigbaatar Ehkhzorig (MGL), Galib Jafarov (KAZ) |
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Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg |
Merey Akshalov (KAZ), Asylbek Talasbayev (KGZ) |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
Uranchimeg Munkh-Erdene (MGL) |
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Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg |
Aliasker Bashirov (TKM) |
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Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg |
Vijender (IND), Deok-Jin Cho (KOR) |
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Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg |
Mehdi Ghorbani (IRI), Kumar Dinesh (IND) |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
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Super Heavyweight +91kg |
Ruslan Myrsatayev (KAZ) |
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Introduction
The 2nd AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament will be staged in Astana, Kazakhstan, from March 16th to 24th. The venue of the competition is the Sports Palace "Kazakhstan". The Olympic qualifying tournament is conducted in accordance with AIBA Competition Rules (4 rounds of 2 minutes and 1 minute rest between rounds). Preliminary bouts will take place from March 17th, with quarterfinals being held on the 20th. March 22nd is semifinal day followed by the finals, awarding and closing ceremony on March 23th. Please check the complete information sheet on the right column. Here below the grid regarding the available places to the Beijing Olympics in this second and last Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
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Olympic Qualification Vacancies on offer |
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Weight in kg |
2nd Qualifying Tournament |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
Gold |
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Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg |
Gold |
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Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
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Super Heavyweight +91kg |
Gold |
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Total |
19 Places |