China wins 3 titles at Strandja boxing
Xinhua, February 28, 2016 Adjust font size:
Chinese won three gold medals on Saturday evening at the 67th edition of "Strandja", the oldest international boxing tournament in Europe.
Yin Junhua defeated Oh Yeonji of South Korea 3-0 in the women's 60kg class and Yang Wenlu beat Ha Thi Linh of Vietnam 3-0 in the women's 64kg division, while Zhang Jiawei beat Bulgarian Dushko Blagovestov 2-1 in the men's 56kg category.
Two other Chinese boxers took silver medals - Si Haijuan in women's 54kg and Hu Jianguan in men's 52kg. Liu Wei won a bronze in men's 69kg.
The five-day competition brought together 277 men and women boxers from 41 countries and regions, a record in its history.
"This tournament is held perhaps at the best time when athletes who are preparing not only for the Olympics, but also for world and European tournaments, can assess their level of preparation," Petar Lesov, 1980 Olympics boxing champion, told Xinhua.
Last year at the 66th edition of "Strandja", Chinese boxer Li Qian won the women's 75kg category, while Ren Cancan grabbed the silver in the 51kg category, and two other Chinese women boxers took bronze medals. Endi