Boxing at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
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Boxing
at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
was held from October 24 to October 31, 2003 at two stadia - GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium and Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
. Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each medal corresponding to a certain weight division ranging from Light Fly weight to Super Heavy weight.
The boxing program was almost exactly the same as that of the 2008 Summer Olympics
. The events were all-male, and there were two bronze medalists for each weight category. Thus, a total of 44 medals were awarded.
Uzbekistan
turned out to be the boxing powerhouse, as it swept five of the eleven gold medals. However, the host nation - India
- got the maximum number of medals in total - 10 out of 44.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
2003 Afro-Asian Games
The 2003 Afro-Asian Games, officially known as the First Afro-Asian Games or I Afro-Asian Games and unofficially known as the Inaugural Afro-Asian Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Hyderabad, India, from October 24 to November 1, 2003.The Afro-Asian Games...
was held from October 24 to October 31, 2003 at two stadia - GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium and Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located in Hyderabad, India. The capacity of the arena is 4,000 people. Its located in the Gachibowli suburb.The venue hosted the 2009 BWF World Championships....
. Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each medal corresponding to a certain weight division ranging from Light Fly weight to Super Heavy weight.
The boxing program was almost exactly the same as that of the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. The events were all-male, and there were two bronze medalists for each weight category. Thus, a total of 44 medals were awarded.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
turned out to be the boxing powerhouse, as it swept five of the eleven gold medals. However, the host nation - India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
- got the maximum number of medals in total - 10 out of 44.
Medal summary
Source : http://www.rediff.com/sports/aag03dis2.htm| Light flyweight Up to 48 kg |
 Harry TañamorHarry Tanamor Harry Tañamor is an amateur boxer from Zamboanga City, Philippines best known to medal repeatedly on the world stage at light flyweight.-Career:... Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... (PHN) |
 Mohammad Ali QamarIndia India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... (IND) |
 Ethiopia |
 South Korea |
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| Flyweight 48 to 51 kg |
Akhil Kumar Akhil Kumar Akhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing... India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... (IND) |
Violito Payla Violito Payla Violito Payla is an amateur boxer from the Philippines best known to win the Asian Games 2006 at flyweight.At the 2002 Asian Games he beat Tulashboy Doniyorov but lost to Noman Karim... Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... (PHN) |
South Korea |
 Namibia |
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| Bantamweight 51 to 54 kg |
 Bahodirjon SooltonovBahodirjon Sooltonov Bahodirjon Sooltonov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the bantamweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:... Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.... (UZB) |
Diwakar Prasad Diwakar Prasad Diwakar Prasad is a male amateur boxer from India. He qualified to compete in the bantamweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he lost in the second round to Nigeria's Nestor Bolum.... India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... (IND) |
 Algeria |
| South Korea |
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| Featherweight 54 to 57 kg |
 Muideen GaniyuMuideen Ganiyu Muideen Ganiyu is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Featherweight division by DPR Korea's eventual runner-up Song Guk Kim... Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... (NGR) |
Anthresh Lalit Lakra Anthresh Lalit Lakra Anthresh Lalit Lakra is an Indian boxer who fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics as a featherweight.-Career:He won the Commonwealth Championships 2005 against Stephen Smith.... India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... (IND) |
South Korea |
| Ethiopia |
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| Lightweight 57 to 60 kg |
Uzbekistan |
South Korea |
Philippines |
| India |
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| Light welterweight 60 to 64 kg |
Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Bakhyt Abdirakhmanovich Sarsekbayev is a Kazakh amateur boxer who won Olympic Gold 2008 at Welterweight. At the 2006 Asian Games he had also won the gold medal in the welterweight division.-Career:... Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.... (UZB) |
Vijender Kumar India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... (IND) |
 Pakistan |
 Kazakhstan |
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| Welterweight 64 to 69 kg |
 Egypt |
Kazakhstan |
Algeria |
| South Korea |
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| Middleweight 69 to 75 kg |
Uzbekistan |
Pakistan |
India |
| Algeria |
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| Light heavyweight 75 to 81 kg |
Jitender Kumar Jitender Kumar Jitender Kumar is an Indian boxer who has medaled twice at Commonwealth Games.-Biography:Jitender Kumar hails from Bhiwani, Haryana. He was trained at Sports Authority of India facility in Bhiwani under coach Jagdish Singh.-Career:... India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... (IND) |
Beibut Shumenov Beibut Shumenov Beibut Shumenov, is a Kazakh professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is the current WBA Light Heavyweight Champion.-Amateur career:Shumenov represented Kazakhstan in the 2004 Summer Olympics... Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... (KZS) |
Uzbekistan |
 Uganda |
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| Heavyweight 81 to 91 kg |
Emmanuel Izonritei Emmanuel Izonritei Emmanuel Izonritei is a boxer from Nigeria.Boxer at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games India . He was an athlete in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Nigeria, where he lost in the round of 16 to Naser Al Shami of Syria, who eventually won the bronze... Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... (NGR) |
V. Johnson India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... (IND) |
Egypt |
| Uzbekistan |
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| Super heavyweight Above 91 kg |
Uzbekistan |
Kazakhstan |
Nigeria |
| India |
Medal table
| 1 | Uzbekistan |
5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | India |
2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Nigeria |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Philippines |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Egypt |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | South Korea |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Pakistan |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Algeria |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Ethiopia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Namibia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Uganda |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |