“The impressions are very positive, bright. This is what we have been waiting for for a long time. It, of course, pleases, motivates. It was very pleasant when we stood on the podium, played our anthem and raised our flag. For this we box,” – said the owner of the gold medal of the competition Dmitry Dvali.
The tournament for the prizes of the King of Morocco Mohammed VI was the first serious international competition, which allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes without restrictions. And the Russian team immediately won 12 gold, five silver and five bronze medals.
“A very good tournament. 38 countries took part. Under the anthem, under the Russian flag. I am very grateful to the Russian Boxing Federation, the President of the Federation, Umar Nazarovich Kremlev. Indeed, the results are very good, the opponents were very strong, they fought all the fights with dignity“, – said the head coach of the Russian men’s national boxing team Viktor Farkhutdinov.
Recall that earlier the International Boxing Association (IBA) allowed the Russian team to compete under its national flag and anthem. Following this decision, Team USA decided to boycott the competition.
