Today in Nur-Sultan, at the martial arts palace named after Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, the opening ceremony of the 1st International Boxing Tournament “Capital Cup” between men and women took place. In total, 250 athletes from 10 countries will compete for the “Capital Cup” in boxing competitions. Among them are representatives of Cuba, Uzbekistan, India, Mongolia and other countries. The opening ceremony of the tournament was attended by Samat Ergaliev, Chairman of the Committee on Sports and Physical Education of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Samat Zylkybaev, Head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the city of Nur-Sultan. Aziz Kozhambetov, well-known in our country, is the executive director of the Boxing Federation of Kazakhstan, silver medalist of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Kazakh boxer Bolat Zhumadilov took part, congratulated the opening ceremony of the tournament and wished the participants good luck.