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March 25, 7:55 p.m
The Organizing Committee of the World Boxing Championship apologized for the mistake with the Russian anthem
At the award ceremony, Anastasia Demurchyan instead of the Russian anthem, included a fragment of Tchaikovsky’s first concerto. Because of this, the ceremony had to be repeated.
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The Organizing Committee of the Women’s World Boxing Championship in New Delhi apologized for the fact that other music was included instead of the Russian anthem at the award ceremony for Anastasia Demurchyan.
“It was a mistake for which we apologize,” he said. TASS representative of the organizing committee.
Demurchyan won gold in the weight category up to 70 kg, defeating the Australian Francis Scott in the final by unanimous decision.
At the World Boxing Championship, instead of the Russian anthem, a Tchaikovsky concert was mistakenly included
At the awards ceremony, instead of the Russian anthem, the first concert of Tchaikovsky was included.
According to the head coach of the Russian national team Albert Mutalibov, the incident with the anthem spoiled his mood. “I wanted the awards ceremony to go like everyone else, so that there were no such mistakes. I don’t know how it happened, I think they got it out of habit. This is just a misunderstanding,” Mutalibov said.
As a result, we had to hold a second awards ceremony with the Russian anthem already.
In October, the International Boxing Association (IBA) allowed Russians and Belarusians to compete under their national flags, which led to a boycott of the world championships by several countries.