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Delegations arrive in Doha for AIBA Boxing Worlds

Published: 30 Sep 2015 - 12:33 am | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 09:44 am
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DOHA: Sport delegations from across the globe started arriving in Doha, almost a week prior to the kick-off of the  prestigious AIBA 2015 World Boxing Championship which is scheduled to be  held from October 5 to 15. 
The AIBA official delegation arrived in Doha on Monday to attend the prestigious event while German boxing delegation is expected to arrive in Qatar on September 30.
Around 260 boxers representing 70 nations from different weight categories are due  to compete in  the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Doha.
The prestigious AIBA 2015 World Boxing Championships  is an event which is acting as qualifying tournament for 2016 Summer Olympic Games to be held in Brazil.
It is worth mentioning that the Organizing Committee has completed all technical and managerial arrangements to host the championship.
Meanwhile, the Doha 2015 World Boxing Championships promotional campaign, launched under the slogan of “Every Round Counts” was in full force during the Eid al-Adha break, with ticket sales increasing as excitement grew around boxing’s premier event. 
The World Boxing Championships are to be held at the Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah Stadium.
Virgin Megastores, the exclusive ticket sales agent for the Doha 2015 World Boxing Championships, has seen sizeable daily crowds of all nationalities as they arrive to buy their tickets. Ticket sales from fans outside of Qatar have also taken off as they clamored to purchase tickets via the official website, www.boxing2015.qa.
Fans have taken to the official social media accounts of the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships to express their excitement, with the official Twitter account of the Championships already reaching 6000 followers from around the world. 
Audiences can follow the progress of the Championships as well as the latest results of their favourite boxers through the social media accounts of the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships. The effect of the promotional campaign can also be seen in the jump in unique visitors to the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships website, which saw 6499 unique visitors on 26th September, increasing 2000 visitors from the previous week. Most visits to the official site came from Qatar, followed by the USA, France and several European countries as well as notable visitors from India and Morocco.
The Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships website and social media accounts offer an unrivaled window to the latest updates regarding the Championships in English and Arabic. The World Championships will be streamed live on the official website, allowing audiences worldwide an opportunity to see the world’s best boxers competes.
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