2007 AIBA CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Meanwhile India had the highest points per boxer with 4.2 points with Cuba (3.6) and Azerbaijan (2.8) filling the podium places.
The final curtain came down on the 6th AIBA Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday amongst joyous scenes with nine different countries walking away with gold medals.
Thirteen nations were represented in the finals of the 13 different weight catagories, before Azerbaijan, India, Russia and the Ukraine led the gold medal count with two a piece while USA, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Cuba and Puerto Rico all claimed one each.
IBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu said:
India’s Vipin Kumar (50kg) was named the tournament’s best boxer while hosts Azerbaijan topped the points and medal ranking by with 36 points followed by Russia (27 points) and Uzbekistan (24 points).
Points are earnt acording to the following criteria.
- Preliminary Win = One Point
- Quarterfinal Win = One Point
- Semifinal Win = Two Points
- Final Win = Three Points