Boxers Natalia Sychugova And Anastasia Demurchyan are the pioneers of all modern Russian sports, because if they win the World Cup final in New Delhi, the Russian anthem will be played. Eduard Kravtsov, Chairman of the Coaching Council of the Russian Boxing Federation, shared this opinion with .
These days, New Delhi hosts the women’s world championship in 12 weight classes. On Saturday, the final fights are scheduled, the Russians will perform in two weight classes. Natalia Sychugova (up to 63 kg) will face Yang Chengyu of China in the final. Anastasia Demurchyan (up to 70 kg) will compete for the gold medal of the tournament with Australia’s Francis Scott Kaye. The semi-finals took place on Thursday, at this stage Diana Pyatak (+81 kg) completed her performance, which will return home with a bronze medal.
– I would like to wish our girls victories, and may they do without injuries, and good luck accompanied them. We will strongly support and care about them. These girls are a kind of pioneers of all Russian sports – after a long break, the Russian anthem can sound tomorrow, they can raise the Russian flag at major international competitions. The whole country is waiting for this. With God, girls, – said Kravtsov “”.
Russian athletes are performing in India under the flag of the Russian Federation after the International Boxing Association (IBA) decision to allow Russians to compete with national symbols.
Watch the final bouts of Sychugova and Demurchyan live on on March 25 from 4:20 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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