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An athlete of the South Ossetian boxing school Guram Gagiev reached the semifinals of the European championship, Deputy Director of the school Irbeg Kokoev told the “Res” news agency.

"We have just been informed of this good news, he won the second fight, we are happy. His opponent from Belarus was very strong. The fight turned out to be difficult, they were boxing all the rounds. Our athlete won by the decision of the referees, " Kokoev said.

According to him, a boxer from Georgia will become Gagiev's opponent in the semifinals.

Guram Gagiev started with a victory at the European Boxing Championship among athletes under 16 years old, according to the press service of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports of South Ossetia.

South Ossetian judoka Alana Alborova won the bronze medal of the European Cup among athletes under 21 years old.

The Committee on Youth Policy and Sports of the Republic reports that the competition was held in the Portuguese city of Coimbra.

"Alana was fighting in the heaviest weight class (+78 kg). In the fight for third place, the 18-year-old judoka defeated the representative of Italy," the Committee noted.

Alana's trainers are Avtandil Gabaraev and Tengiz Turiyev.

The bronze medalist of the European Freestyle Wrestling Championship Arsamag Zasseev returned to Tskhinval. The wrestler was met on the theater square by friends, relatives and his coach Tamerlan Kochiev.

As noted by press service of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports, Arsamag Zasseev took third place at the European Championship among juniors under 21 years old. An athlete of the South Ossetian wrestling school competed in the heaviest weight class (125 kg).

A boxer from South Ossetia Guram Gagiev will perform at the world championship, the athlete's coach Atsamaz Dzigoev told the IA "Res". As noted by Dzigoev, on Thursday they will go to the competition, which will be held from July 1 to 12 in Tbilisi.

“Guram was qualified for the competition thanks to his victory in the European Championship. But nevertheless, he additionally went through sparring, where the choice also fell on him,” said Dzigoev.

According to the coach, they were training intensively and will try to win.

Ossetian wrestlers Arslan Bagaev (86 kg) and Arsamag Zaseev (125 kg) will perform as part of the Russian national team at the European Championship in wrestling under 21 years old. The championship will take place in Germany on June 28th.

In the "classics" competition, Ossetia will be represented by the current national champion Vadim Bogov (63 kg). In the ranks of the women's national team, Alina Kasabieva (62 kg), who became the best in April of this year in Naro-Fominsk at the championship of the Russian Federation, will take to the carpet.

The 10th tournament in complex single combat among the security forces of the Republic of South Ossetia "Peace Special Forces Against Terror and Drug Threats" was held on Saturday in Tskhinval at the "Olympus" Sports Palace. The tournament was attended by President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov, the press service of the head of state reports.

The event was organized by the Federation of Integrated Martial Arts led by Soslan Tedety.

Russian boxer entered the ring for the last time on October 31, 2020

Russian boxer Murat Gassiev may hold the next fight in the summer, the athlete's team reported to the media.

"Murat can return to the ring in the summer," the agency's source said.

Gassiev knocked out Albanian Nuri Seferi on October 31 last year, returning to the ring after more than a two-year break. In total, the 27-year-old Russian has 27 wins (20 by knockout) and one defeat. The fight took place in the heavyweight division.

In Vladikavkaz, a meeting was held with the famous boxer, former WBA and IBF world champion Murat Gassiev, - reports the own correspondent of IA "Res" in North Ossetia Anastasia Malkarova. The event was held in the format of "dialogue on equal terms".

The meeting was organized by the RNO-Alania Committee for Youth Affairs and the North Caucasus Resource Center for Volunteering Support "Volunteer of the Caucasus".

The participants in the meeting asked a variety of questions, from sports topics to questions related to the boxer's personal life.

Ossetian judoka Inal Tasoev won the European Championship in the heavyweight class, over 100 kg, held in Lisbon.

As reported by "Soviet Sport", Inal got a very difficult opponent in the final: two-time bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, three-time silver medalist of the world championships, two-time European champion Henk Grohl.