Boxing. Two medals for South Africa at the BRICS Games 2024. Silver for Mathiba Thandolwethu and Bronze for Ncube Ntandoyenkosi Aneliswa

The BRICS Games 2024 boxing tournament took place in Kazan (Russia) from June 19 to 21, 2024 in 8 sessions for a total of 156 boxers Men and Women in 25 weight categories.

South Africa is the only African country to have sent pugilists to the tournament. He fielded 4 women’s boxers and 6 men’s boxers.

Here are their results:


Silver Medal : Thandolwethu Mathiba (South Africa) Women 50kg

22/06/2024 Women 50kg – Final: Thandolwethu Mathiba (South Africa) VS Anamika (India) WP 5:0

20/06/2024 Women 50kg – Semifinal : Thandolwethu Mathiba (South Africa) W RSC R2 VS Yana Burym (Belarus)


Bronze Medal : Ntandoyenkosi Aneliswa Ncube (South Africa) Women 52kg

20/06/2024 Women 52kg – Semi-final: Ntandoyenkosi Aneliswa Ncube (South Africa) VS Jyoti (India) W RSC R2


Siphamandla Damesi (South Africa) Men 67kg

20/06/2024 Men 67kg Preliminaries: Siphamandla Damesi (South Africa) VS Nabi Isgandarov (Azerbaijan) WP 5:0
19/06/2024 Men 67kg Preliminaries:  Siphamandla Damesi (South Africa) WP 5:0 VS Daniil Tsitko (Belarus)


Cwenga Qasana (South Africa) Women 54kg

19/06/2024 Women 54kg Preliminaries: Cwenga Qasana (South Africa) VS Natalya Samokhina (Russian Federation) WP 4:0


Musa Austar Rikhotso (South Africa) Women 60kg

19/06/2024 Women 60kg Preliminaries: Musa Austar Rikhotso (South Africa) VS Krisandy Yusbeidy Rios Ojeda (Venezuela) RSC R3


Lubabalo Lusizi (South Africa) Men 51kg

20/06/2024 Men 51kg Preliminaries: Lubabalo Lusizi (South Africa) VS Asilbek Jalilov (Uzbekistan) WP 5:0


John Paul Masamba (South Africa) Men 63.5kg

19/06/2024 Men 63.5kg Preliminaries: John Paul Masamba (South Africa) VS Mamuti Yibulayimu (China) WP 5:0


Sanele Sogcwayi (South Africa) Men 60kg

20/06/2024 Men 60kg Preliminaries: Sanele Sogcwayi (South Africa) VS Arshak Tovmasian (Russian Federation) W ABD R2


Vuyo Angelo Mnguni (South Africa) Men 71kg

20/06/2024 Men 71kg Preliminaries: Vuyo Angelo Mnguni (South Africa) VS Maiyilanbieke Yeerdawulieti (China) W RSC R2


Lara Evans Netshidamboni (South Africa) Men 80kg

20/06/2024 Men 80kg Preliminaries: Lara Evans Netshidamboni (South Africa) VS Turabek Khabibullaev (Uzbekistan) W RSC R3


The 2024 BRICS Games, also known as the 2024 BRICS Sports Games, is an international multi-sport competition (29 sports) that took place from June 12 to 23, 2024 in Kazan, Russia. They are organized by the countries belonging to the BRICS economic association and take place in Kazan within the framework of the Russian BRICS presidency in 2024.

12 African countries sent 159 athletes to the different events of the BRICS Games. Ethiopia (56), Egypt (35), South Africa (33), Burkina Faso (13), Eritrea (8), Mali (4), Tunisia (3), Ghana (2), Nigeria (2), Equatorial Guinea (1), Somalia (1), Zambia (1).

BRICS Boxing Mathiba Thandolwethu (Left side) Silver Medal

BRICS Boxing Ntandoyenkosi Aneliswa Ncube (Right Side) Bronze Medal

BRICS Boxing South African supporters

BRICS Boxing Thandolwethu Mathiba (South Africa) VS Anamika (India)

BRICS Boxing Siphamandla Damesi (South Africa) VS Daniil Tsitko (Belarus)

BRICS Boxing John Paul Masamba (South Africa) VS Mamuti Yibulayimu (China)

BRICS Boxing Thandolwethu Mathiba (South Africa) VS Anamika (India)

BRICS Boxing Musa Austar Rikhotso (South Africa) VS Krisandy Yusbeidy Rios Ojeda (Venezuela)

BRICS Boxing Siphamandla Damesi (South Africa) VS Daniil Tsitko (Belarus)