Next Round

A Young Athlete's Journey to Gold

John Spray (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2016
Pajama Press (Verlag)
978-1-77278-003-1 (ISBN)

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Arthur Biyarslanov fled war in Chechnya as a child, ultimately coming to Canada as a refugee. Thriving on the challenge and discipline of sport, he won gold for Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Olympic Games, and a few months later qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Written from extensive interviews with Arthur and his family.

An action-packed biography of the internationally gold-medal-winning boxer

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.

"Opening with the Biyarslanov family's flight from Chechnya in a sequence that could be straight out of a movie, the book draws the reader’s attention almost immediately....A sure hit for readers looking for a sports biography or a story of triumphing over difficulties."—Booklist

John Spray grew up in the Midwest and spent years as a successful amateur boxer, gym rat and boxing fanatic. He has been a Private Investigator in Toronto for forty years and is the owner and founder of Mantis Investigation. John also sponsors the annual John Spray Mystery Award for excellence in mystery writing for children.

CHAPTER 1.................................................7
CHAPTER 2............................................... 14
CHAPTER 3............................................... 20
CHAPTER 4............................................... 27
CHAPTER 5............................................... 35
CHAPTER 6............................................... 42
CHAPTER 7............................................... 51
CHAPTER 8............................................... 58
CHAPTER 9............................................... 63
CHAPTER 10.............................................. 73
CHAPTER 11.............................................. 82
CHAPTER 12.............................................. 91
GLOSSARY............................................... 101
SOCCER TERMS.................................... 101
BOXING TERMS.................................... 102
INDEX..................................................... 104

Erscheinungsdatum	16.06.2016
Zusatzinfo	46 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 140 mm
Gewicht	226 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
ISBN-10	1-77278-003-0 / 1772780030
ISBN-13	978-1-77278-003-1 / 9781772780031
Zustand	Neuware