The boxing competitions at the CIS Games, which will be held in Azerbaijan for the first time, will start on September 29. Idman.biz reports with reference to the press service of the Azerbaijan Boxing Federation (ABF) that our national team will participate in the competition, which will end on October 5, with 37 athletes.
Vagif Kazimov, the head coach of the men's team, and coaches Agasi Mammadov and Teymur Mammadov will rely on 2 teams at the 3rd Games.
Gardaş Rahimov, Ali Rushanov (both 46 kg), Ali Aliyev, Hasan Sahratli (both 48 kg), Aykhan Hasanov, Mahammadali Karimli (both 50 kg), Ali Abasli, Huseyn Guliyev (both 52 kg), Ibrahim Badalli, Sadig Musayev (both 54 kg), Raul Heydarli, Aflatun Ismiyev (both 57 kg), Shahin Aslanov, Togrul Guliyev (both 60 kg), Hagverdi Hasanov, Mahammadali Rustamov (both 63 kg), Deniz Rustamov, Nurlan Suleymanov (both 66 kg), Adil Zalo (both 70 kg), Shukar Aliyev, Nijat Imanov (both 75 kg), Ismail Veliyev, Turgay Abbasov (both 80 kg), Safdar Mammadovzadeh and Ibrahim Naghiyev (both +80 kg) will enter the ring at the competition to be held at the Yevlakh Olympic Sports Complex.
The head coach of the women's national team, Ilkin Agayev, and coach Elnur Piriyev will give Aysel Farajova, Aylin Nazarova (both 46 kg), Gular Huseynova (48 kg), Amina Taghi, Sima Ismayilova (both 50 kg), Zahra Mammadova (52 kg), Jamila Muradli (54 kg), Azerpur Mirruqayya (57 kg), Aynur Ismayilova (60 kg), Fidan Bakarova (63 kg) and Sama Abbasova (66 kg) a chance at the CIS Games.
161 boxers from 8 countries - Azerbaijan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan - will test their strength in the competition. The final match of the female athletes will take place on October 4, and the decisive fights of the men will take place the next day.
The fights will be managed by 15 referees from Azerbaijan, and 1 referee each from Belarus, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
It should be noted that Emil Gurbanaliyev will be the supervisor of the III CIS Games, and Anar Babanli will be the chief referee.