A republican boxing tournament was held in Vitebsk

The 1st Open Republican Boxing Tournament dedicated to the memory of the Honored Coach of Belarus A. K. Kolchin has concluded.

At the opening ceremony of the competition, many flattering words were spoken in honor of Anatoly Kolchin, who led the national team until the last days of his life and, over many years of work, managed to train more than one generation of talented boxers. Among the honored guests who came to pay tribute to the honored coach were Oleg Matskevich, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Viktor Zuev, silver medalist of the 2004 Olympic Games and multiple medalist of European and World Championships, as well as Alexander Kolchin's widow, Larisa Vladimirovna.

— He was a great man to look up to, — said Vasily Zakharevich, Head of the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. — Therefore, this tournament should become traditional and annually gather boxers from different countries under its banner.

About 70 athletes from Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine took part in the first competitions held at the Vitebsk Central Sports Complex. Among the youth, fights were held in 10 weight categories, and among men (born in 1995 and older) — in 6. The best results among Vitebsk athletes were achieved by: Vladislav Kaliyants (49 kg), Vladislav Printsev (60 kg), Alexander Kozlov (81 kg), Sergey Sharabaiko (69 kg), Egor Gorbunov (75 kg), Anton Starovoytov (81 kg), and Matvey Vlasenko (91 kg).

Eduard Bakevich, "Vitebskiye Vesti"