Kazakhstan's boxing team added two silver medals to its tally at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, infohub.kz reports.
In the final of the 70-kilogram weight class, Bibarys Ashirbay faced Michael Moen of Great Britain. The British boxer seized the advantage from the first round and went on to win by split decision, 4:1, after three rounds.
Ak nur Tursyngali brought Kazakhstan another silver medal, competing in the 57-kilogram weight class. In the decisive bout, the Kazakh athlete faced Sara Campos of Brazil.
Tursyngali won the first round, but her opponent took control over the next two. The Brazilian ultimately won 4:1, leaving the Kazakh athlete to finish the tournament in second place.
Kazakhstan's team now has seven medals at the Youth Olympic Games: two gold, two silver and three bronze.
Earlier, judoka Fatima Supygaliyeva (under 52 kg) and cyclist Anel Tashbay became Olympic champions. Bronze medals went to taekwondo athlete Lyubov Yun (over 63 kg), triathlete Ramazan Aynegov and boxer Maral Tolepbergen (under 54 kg).