Our team had two sparring matches with Ukraine.
Senior coach of Kazakhstan Women’s Team Vadim Prisyazhnyuk has told official web site of Kazakhstan Boxing Federation about training camp in Ukraine and preparation of the team for the Republic of Kazakhstan President’s Cup»
- You have just arrived from Ukraine where our team had the training camp. How was that?
- This training camp was great. We followed our set goals. We took this place because Ukraine team invited us to have a joint training camp. And mountains and forest were good conditions for our girls. There was a pure air and nice atmosphere which lead to the friendly preparation. We didn’t have problems with acclimatization and we had running trainings in the open air.
- Did you have sparring matches?
- Yes, we did two matches with Ukraine team and it was done in the friendly atmosphere without winners. The main thing was that girls gained good fight experience and good mood prior important tournaments. We did all our objectives and coaching staff was satisfied with this preparation
- Kazakhstan National Championships will be in May. Will the best boxers be at this tournament?
- The situation in the women’s team is different than in men’s one. We don’t have many boxers in every weight category so we give everyone a chance to compete. At the National Championships we will select the best boxers who will participate in the Asian Games in Indonesia.
- After this tournament there will be the Republic of Kazakhstan President’s Cup. Will the National Championships results influence on the final list of participants of this cup?
- For sure. This is the same situation. Only gold medalist and prize winners will represent our country at the President’s Cup
- What do you expect from our girls at this Cup?
- The Republic of Kazakhstan President’s Cup will be held in our country as usually. So it will be better for our girls and I think we are able to the best at this tournament.
