World Boxing Championship to start on May 23 in Yerevan
20-05-2009 17:40:00 | Armenia | Sport
YEREVAN, MAY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. World Boxing Youth
Championship will start on May 23 at Yerevan Karen Demirchian
Sports and Concert Complex. 51 countries' teams will participate
in it.
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian is the Chairman of the
championship organizing committee. 200m drams will be spent on
holding the event, 34m of which was allocated by the RA
government and the rest by the Boxing Republican Federation.
Armenia's national team continues training at Abovian
sports complex with senior coach, merited trainer Fedya
Alexanian. The team of Ireland that was first to arrive in
Armenia also trains with them. F. Alexanian told Noyan Tapan
correspondent that Armenia's boxers are in a good sports
condition.
The competitions will start at 14:00. The entrance is free.