MINSK, 5 Febraury (BelTA) – Belarusian athletes Dzmitry Asanau (63kg) and Alla Staradub (60kg) have advanced into the quarterfinal of the Bocskai Istvan Memorial International Boxing Tournament which is underway in Debrecen, Hungary on 2-8 February, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Boxing Federation.
Dzmitry Asanau defeated Kazakhstan's Sanatali Toltayev in the opener. His teammate Alla Staradub secured a solid win over Hungary's Kinga Mezovari.
Competing at the 64th Bocskai Istvan Memorial International Boxing Tournament are about 275 athletes from 33 countries.
Belarusian athletes are using the competitions as a warm-up ahead of the Olympic qualifiers. The European Olympic Qualifying Tournament will take place in London on 13-23 March. The World Olympic Qualifying Tournament is due in Paris on 13-24 May.