Next round : a young athlete's journey to gold / John Spray.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: 103 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781772780031
- 1772780030
- 9781772780017
- 1772780014
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Biyarsla A. S767 | Available | 33111008443737 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Arthur Biyarslanov's journey to competitive boxing has not been easy. As a small child he fled Chechnya with his family, dodging bullets and rocket fire and fording a freezing river. As a young Muslim refugee he faced hardships and hostility in his new homes in Azerbaijan and Toronto. Soccer became his refuge, and he learned two languages by playing the game with his new friends. In Toronto, he joined a league and quickly became their star player. A broken leg left him weakened and he turned to boxing to keep his strength up. Soon it became his new love. After many hours of hard work, he started to win his bouts. And by the age of twenty the "Chechen Wolf" was a champion amateur boxer, winning gold for Canada, his new homeland, at the 2015 Pan Am Games. That medal earned him a shot at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro--the next round for this talented boxer and determined survivor.
Includes index.
"Arthur Biyarslanov's journey to competitive boxing has been full of obstacles. As a young Muslim refugee, he fled with his family from Chechnya and eventually landed in Toronto where he became the "Chechen Wolf", a school-aged soccer star. A broken leg interrupted his soccer career and he took up boxing, only to find that it was his greatest love. Now a gold medal winner at the 2015 Pan Am Games, the talented boxer will be on a quest for the ultimate gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro."--Page [4] of cover.