The pupil of the South Ossetian School of boxing, the world-class athlete Robert Pliev has been appointed to the post of the head coach in boxing of the Public and State Athletic and Sports Association "Youth of Russia". "I am grateful to the management of the sports organization
"Youth of Russia" for their high confidence and I'll try to do everything to justify it," - Pliev said to IA "Res". According to the trainer, he is currently in the North-Ossetian village Fiagdon. "Here, along with the leading coaches of the senior high team on boxing of the Russian Federation Viktor Volkov and Sergey Ryzhkov, we are holding the training camp for junior members of the Russian national team - Robert Pliev has underlined. - And January 15 I will fly to Moscow and take up my duties in my new job.
"Pliev has said that though he is moving to Moscow, however, he will continue to take an active part in the training process of the Ossetian boxers."I'll continue to do the best to help boxers from the North and South Ossetia in their training, - Pliev said. - I will work with the coaching staff of the Vladikavkaz boxing club "Fighter", the North Ossetian other coaches and, of course, with the boxers and coaches of South Ossetia."Earlier Pliev has worked as a trainer in the Vladikavkaz Boxing Club "Fighter" and was the head coach of the senior team of the North Caucasus Federal District. During his coaching, he has trained twice winners of the championship of Russia among the youths in boxing- Marat Kulumbekov, Mark Dzhioev, the finalists of the championship of Russia among the youths Zaur Aylarov, Zaur Khadartsev, Taimuraz Batsaev, as well as many other winners of various major Russian and international boxing tournaments. It should be noted that the organization "Youth of Russia" was established by a governmental decree July 11, 2002. The major objectives of the Public and State Athletic and Sports Association are – to be involved in the implementation of the state policy in development of youth sports in Russia, to raise the level of physical training and mass sports in the educational institutions outside the classroom, maintaining and improving the health of children and youth.
