Penza, 30 June 2016. PenzaNews. The director of the Penza region sports education center Irina Kulemina congratulated Nikolai Izmaylov, athlete of the sports education center, with winning a silver in the European junior championship in under 120 kg weight class in Bucharest on June 21-26.

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She also expressed a gratitude to his coach and uncle Vladimir Izmaylov, Distinguished Trainer of Russia.

“Coaching is subtle but very hard work,” she noted.

In turn, Nikolai Izmaylov described the bouts he participated in, including the final match in which he lost against Zviad Pataridze from Georgia.

According to Irina Kulemina, the athlete will soon go to the national team training camp in Alushta, which will take place from July 20 to August 3.

“He will be preparing for the international junior competition in Paris,” she clarified.