DUSHANBE, 31.01.2022 (NIAT Khovar) – On January 29, Tajik boxer Davlat Boltaev defeated Kyrgyz athlete Rustam Urursbek uulu in the final at the U-22 Asian Boxing Championship. From January 22 through January 29, Tashkent hosted the first U-22 Asian Boxing Championship.

Seven Tajik boxers competed in the final. However, only Boltaev won the gold medal in the weight category up to 92 kg.

Other athletes Sumaya Kosimova (48 kg), Akbarali Abdurahmonzoda (51 kg), Abdumalik Boltaev (75 kg), Nekruz Salimov (80 kg), Shahboz Haitov (86 kg), and Muhammad Abroriddinov (+92 kg) lost to their rivals and won silver medals.

Earlier, Malika Nozimova (63 kg), Husniya Kholova (52 kg), Khusravkhon Rahimov (57 kg), and Rasul Ahadov (67 kg) won bronze medals.

Out of 18 members of the Tajik team, 11 people received medals, including 1 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze.

Totally, over 190 athletes from 12 countries took part in the championship.