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AIBA
Press Release
First AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Day 2
January
24, 2008 - Fourteen more boxers kept their Olympic dreams alive after
winning their opening bouts on the second day of the 1st AIBA African
Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Algiers
,
Algeria
on Thursday.
The
bout of the day saw
Egypt
's Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby beat Samuel Kotey Neequaye of
Ghana
28:21 in a superb battle of attrition and precision in their 64kg clash.
Although Rahman Salah Oraby led for most of the bout, Kotey Neequaye
gave him a great run for his money before petering out in the final
stages.
Egypt
registered three victories from three bouts on Thursday to sit second on
the team rankings with four wins from five. Hosts
Algeria
and
Tunisia
are the only countries with unbeaten records with five and four wins
respectively.
Full Results and
Schedules by clicking here for the 1st AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Tournament
page
Fourteen boxers had earlier advanced on the opening day on Wednesday.
Friday
will see the preliminaries continue with 12 bouts covering the 48, 54
and 60kg classes.
The
preliminary rounds meanwhile, will continue until two days of semifinals
commence on January 27 followed by the bronze medal contests on January
29. The gold medal bouts will take place on January 31 after a rest day
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