Moldovan boxers who won medals at the EU Championships have been rewarded by the Moldovan Boxing Championship. The Moldovan squad ranked first in terms of points and medals, 2 gold and 4 bronze, IPN reports.
In front of a press conference, Federation chairman Vasile Chirtoaca handed gold-winners Alexandru Riscan, Veaceslav Gojan and their coaches prizes of 10,000 lei each. Bronze-winners Dumitru Galagot, Vasile Belous, Victor Carapcevschi and Victor Ialimov and their coaches received 3000 lei each.
Vasile Chirtoca told the press that Moldova participated for the first time in this competition, at the invitation of the European Boxing Federation. This experience is useful before the competitions in 2015, where Moldovan boxers will fight to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.
Petru Caduc, head coach of the Moldovan squad, said that the tournament proved the value of boxing in the country and that competition with strong EU athletes is a good experience for the Moldovans.
The EU Boxing Championships took place during August 7-17 in Sofia, Bulgaria. This was the 7th edition of the tournament and Moldova's first participation.
