Azerbaijani boxer wins gold at ISF Gymnasiade 2024

Azerbaijani boxer Ali Aliyev has won a gold medal at ISF Gymnasiade 2024 held in Manama, Bahrain, Azernews reports.

The 46-kilogram boxer won the decisive match against his Armenian opponent and climbed to the top of the podium.

This was the first gold medal of the Azerbaijani boxing national team in the competition. Eight more boxers from the boys' team with two bronze medals will participate in the final match.

A total of 3,687 athletes under 18 years of age from 71 countries in 26 sports are competing in ISF Gymnasiade 2024, which will last until October 30.

Azerbaijan is represented in the Gymnasium by 160 athletes in 16 sports.

Boxing is known as one of the oldest known sports in the history of humankind.

The earliest evidence of boxing dates back to Egypt around 3,000 BC.

This sport was introduced to the ancient Olympic Games by the Greeks in the late 7th century BC.

In 1924, the International Amateur Boxing Federation (FIBA) was established.

Since 1946, it has been referred to as the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Boxing made its Olympic debut at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

In 1926, the boxing championship was held for the first time in Azerbaijan, where national boxers took first place.

Since 1992, the Azerbaijani Boxing Federation has become a full member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Azerbaijani boxers have won many prestigious awards at many international championships.

Aghasi Mammadov has entered Azerbaijan's history of boxing as the first national boxer, as a gold medallist at the world championship.

Another Azerbaijani boxer, Fuad Asadov, was among the medallists at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Many times, Azerbaijan has been chosen as the host country for major boxing championships.

The AIBA Youth World Championships were held in Baku in 2019. This world championship was the first licensed youth tournament to qualify for the 2010 Olympic Games held in Singapore.

The country also hosted the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships, which was the first major qualifying event for the London 2012 Olympic Games.