Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics
| Boxing at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan |
| Dates | 24 July – 8 August 2021 |
| No. of events | 13 |
| Competitors | from 76 nations |
| Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 52 kg | 51 kg | |
| 57 kg | 57 kg | |
| 63 kg | 60 kg | |
| 69 kg | 69 kg | |
| 75 kg | 75 kg | |
| 81 kg | ||
| 91 kg | ||
| +91 kg | ||
The boxing tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will take place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.[1] On 22 May 2019, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) had been stripped of the right to organise the tournament, due to "issues in the areas of finance, governance, ethics and refereeing and judging".[2] Boxing will instead be organised by an ad-hoc task force led by Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation.[2]
Competition format
On March 23, 2013, the AIBA instituted significant changes to the format. The World Series of Boxing, AIBA's pro team league whicher AIBA Pro Boxing Tournament, consisting of pros who sign 5 year contracts with AIBA and compete on pro cards leading up to the tournament, also provides a pathway for new pros to retain their Olympic eligibility and retain ties with national committees. The elimination of headgear and the adoption of the "10-point must" scoring system further clears the delineation between amateur and pro format.[3][4]
The number of weight classes for men was reduced from 10 to 8, with the women's weight classes having a corresponding increase from 3 to 5. The IOC confirmed weight limits for all 13 classes on 19 June 2019.[5]
Men will contest matches in these eight weight classes:
- Flyweight (52kg)
- Featherweight (57kg)
- Lightweight (63kg)
- Welterweight (69kg)
- Middleweight (75kg)
- Light heavyweight (81kg)
- Heavyweight (91kg)
- Super heavyweight (+91kg)
Women will contest matches in these five weight classes:
- Flyweight (51kg)
- Featherweight (57kg)
- Lightweight (60kg)
- Welterweight (69kg)
- Middleweight (75kg)
Qualifying criteria
Each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to one athlete in each event. Six places (four men and two women) were reserved for the host nation Japan, while eight further places (five men and three women) were allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission.[6]
All other places will be allocated through four Continental Olympic Qualification Events (one each for Africa, the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe) between January and April 2020, followed by a World Olympic Qualification Event in May 2020 for NOCs without a qualified boxer in the corresponding weight classes.[6]
Competition schedule
[7][8]
| R32 | Round of 32 | R16 | Round of 16 | QF | Quarter-Finals | SF | Semi-Finals | F | Final |
| Date | Jul 24 | Jul 25 | Jul 26 | Jul 27 | Jul 28 | Jul 29 | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | Aug 1 | Aug 2 | Aug 3 | Aug 4 | Aug 5 | Aug 6 | Aug 7 | Aug 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Event | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E |
| Men's flyweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's featherweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's lightweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's welterweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's middleweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's light heavyweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's heavyweight | R16 | QF | SF | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's super heavyweight | R16 | QF | SF | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's flyweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's featherweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's lightweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's welterweight | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's middleweight | R16 | QF | SF | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Participation
Participating nations
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight |
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| Featherweight |
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| Lightweight |
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| Welterweight |
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| Middleweight |
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| Light heavyweight |
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| Heavyweight |
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| Super heavyweight |
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight |
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| Featherweight |
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| Lightweight |
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| Welterweight |
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| Middleweight |
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Medal summary
Medal table
- Key
* Host nation (Japan)
See also
- Boxing at the 2018 Asian Games
- Boxing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Boxing at the 2019 Pan American Games
References
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Boxing". Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b Ingle, Sean (22 May 2019). "Aiba stripped of right to run boxing tournament at Tokyo Olympics". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Changes of rules move Olympic Boxing closer to its professional counterpart and split opinions". Rio 2016. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Olympic boxing drops head guards". ESPN. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES QUALIFICATION PATHWAY FOR ATHLETES IN BOXING ON THE ROAD TO TOKYO 2020". olympic.org. IOC. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020 – Boxing Qualification System" (PDF). IOC. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Schedule - Boxing Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Boxing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
