EUBC – Samsun review… waiting for Rio2016

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EUBC – Samsun review… waiting for Rio2016

Giuliano Orlando

He hadn’t the wrong prediction, the president EUBC and vice president AIBA , Mr. Franco Falcinelli, anticipating that the Olympic Europe , held in Samsun , Turkey’s town on the Black Sea , a popular tourist destination at the international level , would be the more balanced test comparing to the others Continental Qualifying Tournaments . The presence of 39 nations and the membership of 207 men and 56 women , reflecting both the high participation that the technical level of the members . The promotion of 30 athletes and six female athletes has increased not only the number of participants , but further raised the quality bar of the qualified for the Games in Rio.

The pass for Rio goes to: in the 49 kg . Yafai ( U.K. ) , Houhannisyan ( Arm ) and Cappai ( Ita ) , 51 kg . Ali ( U.K. ) , Abgaryan ( Arm ) , Irvine ( Irl ) , 56 kg . Chalabiyev ( Aze ) , Ashfaq ( U.K. ) and Avagyan ( Arm ) , 60 kg . Oumiha ( Fra) , Codina ( U.K. ) and Joyce ( Irl ) ; The 64 kg . Sotomayor ( Aze ) , Petrauskas ( Lit ) and Gozgeb ( Tur ) ; 69 kg . Stanionis ( Lit ) , Mangiacapre ( Ita ) and Margaryan ( Arm ) ; 75 kg . Mbilli ( Fra) , Harcsa ( Ung ) and Fowler ( U.K. ) , the 81 kg . Buatsi ( U.K. ) , Mullenberg ( Ola ) and Unk UAL + ( Tur ) ; 91 kg . Okulie ( U.K. ) , Omba ( Fra) and Abdullayev ( Aze ) , the +91 kg . Joyce ( U.K. ) , Majidov ( Aze ) and Demirezen ( Tur ) . In the women’s sector were promoted , in the 51 kg . Adams ( U.K. ) and Petrova ( Bul ) , in the 60 kg . Alekseevna ( Aze ) and Head ( Ita ) , in the 75 kg . Iakushina ( Rus ) and Laurell ( Swe ).

All of absolute value names, who have fought hard against respectable rivals, who deserved as well to get the authorization at the Olympics Games: appointment postponed to the other events that still grant the pass for access to the Games .

Among those who will have to get back in the race to aspire to board the plane that leads to Rio De Janeiro , we find the Bulgarians Banabakov ( 49 ) , Asenov ( 52 ) , Ivanov ( 56 ) , Dimitrov ( 60 ) and Belberov ( +91 ) , the British McCormack ( 64 ) and Pattinson ( 69 ) , all the Ukrainian team , valiant and several prominent boxers , but unlucky . The Defeated with honor Azeri Mammadov ( 81 ) and the Italian Vianello ( +91 ) , the Polish Jakubowski ( 91 ) and the Russian Kushitashvili ( 81 ) , as the Bosnian Belous ( 69 ) and the other Italians Cavallaro ( 75 ) and Picardi ( 52 ).

It goes to an end the program of the continental qualifiers , which began with the events of Buenos Aires ( Arg ) for the Americas , in Africa Yaonndè in Cameroon and in Qian’an in China for Asia and Oceania . At all events was present the president AIBA , who wanted to give the highest importance to the tournaments in question . For Samsun have left 207 men and 56 women . Present 39 nations , 27 of which have female representatives . Attendance were distributed by category : kg . 49 ( 14 ) , 52 ( 17 ) ; 56 ( 16 ) ; 60 ( 23 ) ; 64 ( 22 ) ; 69 ( 24 ) ; 75 ( 28 ) ; 81 ( 23 ) ; 91 ( 21 ) and +91 ( 19 ) , Women , kg . 49 ( 19 ) ; 60 ( 21 ) and 75 ( 16 ) .

With the conclusion of the European qualifiers , they rose to 57 nations ( males ) and 14 women , divided as follows : the Americas 15 ( m ) and 3 ( f ) ; Asia – Oceania 24:04 ; Africa 14:01 , 16:06 Europe , while shares of promoted increased to 174 pass for men and 20 for women . At the end of last season they had been assigned the first 60 tickets , while in the current year , it arrived 30 from Africa , Europe and Asia – Oceania, 23 in the Americas , in addition to 14 female pass .

At the moment , there are still 76 men’s and 16 women’s pass to complete the picture . Pass that will be awarded in the next few still scheduled tournaments. Defined as follows: the 13 to 22 May will take place in Astana the women’s World Cup in Kazakhstan , with 4 pass to each of the three categories , which will lead to quota 32. The estimated Tournament in Sofia ( Bul ) simultaneously with the Female World Championship, reserved for participants WSB and APB , slide in July in locations yet to be determined , with the participation of some professional high quality boxers ( W. Klitschko , Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan ) . From 7 to 19 June in Baku in Azerbaijan , the event for WSB , APB and AOB , with a bonus of 39 passes. The Olympic Games will begin on 5 and will end with the final on August 21 .

Giuliano Orlando