The Draw in Minsk Is Over. Polish Men and Women Know Their First Opponents
The 2nd European Games will begin in Minsk tomorrow, with female and male boxers also competing for medals. For the men, this will also be the 43rd edition of the European Championships. The women, competing in all ten weight categories for the first time, will fight for continental medals in Spain in August. A total of 317 competitors from 44 countries have arrived in the Belarusian capital.
The official draw took place today. We present its results below. Of the Polish representatives, only the reigning European Games silver medalist, Sandra Drabik, was seeded. In the 51 kg category, she received the number two seed and will begin her campaign in the quarterfinals. The other Polish women must win two bouts each to secure a medal. In the men's tournament, reaching the medal stage will require defeating as many as three opponents.
Draw results
Women
51 kg – Sandra Drabik in the quarterfinals (June 26) against Anush Grigoryan (Armenia) or Nela Freiherrová (Czech Republic)
60 kg – Aneta Rygielska in the round of 16 (June 23) against Agnes Alexiusson (Sweden)
69 kg – Karolina Koszewska in the round of 16 (June 24) against Antanina Aksenava (Belarus)
75 kg – Elżbieta Wójcik in the round of 16 (June 25) against Timea Nagy (Hungary)
Men
49 kg – Jakub Słomiński in the round of 16 (June 23) against Aqeel Ahmed (Great Britain)
56 kg – Jarosław Iwanow in the round of 32 (June 21) against Artysh Gomtsyan (Georgia)
60 kg – Radomir Obruśniak in the round of 32 (June 22) against Vasile-Gheorghe Suciu (Romania)
64 kg – Damian Durkacz in the round of 32 (June 23) against Johann Orozco Ojeda (Spain)
69 kg – Filip Wąchała in the round of 32 (June 22) against Vasili Belous (Moldova)
75 kg – Rafał Perczyński in the round of 32 (June 22) against Milos Bartl (Czech Republic)
81 kg – Mateusz Goiński in the round of 32 (June 22) against Benjamin Whittaker (Great Britain)
91 kg – Tomasz Niedźwiecki in the round of 32 (June 21) against Ainar Karlson (Estonia)
+91 kg – Adam Kulik in the round of 32 (June 21) against Nelvie Tiafack (Germany)
