TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Iranian athletes won three bronze medals at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships underway in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Ashkan Hashemi (60 kg), Amir-Mohammad Rostampour (63 kg), and Abbas Garshasbi (+80 kg) each won bronze medals in the sporting event.

Other Iranian boxers, Mohammad-Saleh Mesbahi (66 kg) and Abdulrahman Dara (75 kg) defeated their opponents in the semifinals and reached to the final.

Mesbahi and Dara will compete with their rivals from Kazakhstan in the finals.

The new edition of the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships is underway in Astana, Kazakhstan from October 21 to November 3.

The ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships is one of the greatest ever boxing competitions in the continent with the participation of around 500 boxers from 28 countries and all regions.

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