Umakhanov tournament gathers approx. 150 boxers in Dagestan

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Makhachkala, June 7, 2018. The international boxing tournament in memory of statesman Magomed-Salam Umakhanov started on Wednesday, June 6, in Dagestan. The solemn opening ceremony of the 20th anniversary event took place in the city of Kaspiysk. 140 athletes from 16 countries including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and India became the tournament participants.

The tournament ends on June 12. On this day, the winners’ awarding and the solemn closing ceremonies will be held.

This year, the tournament commemorates the centenary of Magomed-Salam Umakhanov, a Soviet and Dagestan state and social and political figure. From 1956 to 1967 he was the chairman of the Council of Ministers of Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. From 1967 to 1983 he occupied the position of the first secretary of Dagestan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

For the first time, the boxing tournament in memory of Umakhanov was held in 1996.

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