Women’s World Boxing Championships

AIBA WOMEN’S WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS ASTANA 2016

Question: The 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships was held at-
(a) China
(b) France
(c) India
(d) Kazakhstan
Ans:(d)
Related facts:

  • From19 and 27 May 2016; The 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships was held at Astana, Kazakhstan.
  • Kazakhstan with 4 Gold medals and 2 bronze medals achieved top position in the medal tally.
  • India with one silver medal is at 10th position jointly with Netherlands, Russia and Thailand.
  • The only silver medal for India in the women’s Feather((57 kg. Weight category) won by Sonia Lather.Mesiano Elessia of Italy won the gold medal in the same category.
  • Top 5 countries in the medal table are:
RankCountry Gold SilverBronzeTotal
1Kazakhstan426
2China2226
3United States1135
4France112
5Great Britain112

Reference:
http://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2016/02/Medal-Standings.pdf
http://www.aiba.org/aiba-womens-world-boxing-championships-astana-2016/
http://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2016/02/C75-C75WW57.pdf