Armenian and Russian teams will be accommodated separately from other teams at an upcoming World Boxing Championships in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.
An agreement to this effect has been reached with the Azerbaijani Boxing Federation, according to executive director of Russia’s Boxing Federation Yevgeniy Sudakov.
The official explained that the Russian team also had two ethnic Armenian boxers – David Hayrapetyan (49kg) and Misha Aloyan (52kg).
Similar security arrangements are also expected to be put in place for athletes representing Armenia proper after relevant promises given by Azerbaijani sport officials.
The Armenian delegation consists of five officials and eight boxers, including Hovhannes Danielyan (w/c 49kg), Hovhannes Bochkov (w/c 56kg), Vladimir Sarukhanyan (w/c 60kg), Hrachik Javakhyan (w/c 64kg), Samvel Matevosyan (w/c 69kg), Andranik Hakobyan (w/c 75kg), Artur Khachatryan (w/c 81kg) and Armen Simonyan (w/c +91kg).
Some 685 boxers representing 127 countries will take part in the championships in Baku (to be held from September 26 to October 10). Boxers taking 1-8 places will make it to next summer’s Olympic Games in London.
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