Mujandjae Kasuto
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Mujandjae Kasuto is a Namibia
n welterweight
boxer. Kasuto competed for Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in boxing after qualifying for the games by winning the gold medal in his division at the qualifying tournament
held in Windhoek
in March 2008. At the 2008 games, Kasuto lost in the round of 32 to Russia
's Andrey Balanov
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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
boxer. Kasuto competed for Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Namibia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Athletics: Beata Naigambo won the Nedbank South African Marathon Championships and in the process qualified for 2008 games.Hilaria Johannes also qualified...
in boxing after qualifying for the games by winning the gold medal in his division at the qualifying tournament
2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from 24 March to 29 March 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. It was held at the Gymnasium Hall of the University of Namibia.- Competition System :...
held in Windhoek
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
in March 2008. At the 2008 games, Kasuto lost in the round of 32 to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Andrey Balanov
Andrey Balanov
Andrey Vladimirovich Balanov is a former Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships at welterweight and being part of the Russian 2005 team at the Boxing World Cup.-Career:...
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