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Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for the boxing events at the 2020 Summer Olympics is determined by the performances at four Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (Africa, Americas, Asia & Oceania, and Europe) and at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, all of which were scheduled to take place on two separate phases because of the consequent Olympic delay and the circumstances involved in the COVID-19 crisis: January to March 2020 and April to June 2021.[1][2] The event is set to return to London in 2021.[2] The World Olympic Qualifying Tournament is currently in contention of being held. The current consensus is in its cancellation, but changes may occur. The 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament may yet again be postponed, this time to June, 2021.[3] AIBA was suspended by the IOC as the Olympic governing body for boxing in 2019. However, AIBA has reiterated its offer to work with the IOC Boxing Task Force to ensure the Olympic qualifying events can still take place.[4] Further negotiations continue. If the 2020 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament is canceled, fifty-three quota places that would have been available at the World Olympic Qualifier will now be assigned based on rankings instead, with the best-ranked boxer per region, per weight category receiving a Tokyo 2020 berth.[3][5]

Timeline

Qualification summary

Men's events

Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.[1] The final list of qualifiers was announced on July 15, 2021.[15]

Flyweight (52 kg)

Featherweight (57 kg)

Lightweight (63 kg)

Welterweight (69 kg)

Middleweight (75 kg)

Light heavyweight (81 kg)

Heavyweight (91 kg)

Super heavyweight (+91 kg)

Women's events

Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.[1] The final list of qualifiers was announced on July 15, 2021.[15]

**Japan earned two quota places at the Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event, so the two Host Country quota places were reallocated to the World Ranking

Flyweight (51 kg)

Featherweight (57 kg)

Lightweight (60 kg)

Welterweight (69 kg)

Middleweight (75 kg)

Notes: Qualification System – EN (06 May 2021) - 4 quota places per category, 1 for each category per continent (in women's 51kg - 5 places).

Notes

  1. ^ Originally scheduled to be held in Wuhan, China from February 3–14, 2020 but was cancelled by local organizers amidst concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic which believed to originate from the city.[6] The qualifiers were moved to Jordan.[7]
  2. ^ Originally scheduled from March 26–April 3, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, but was then rescheduled for May 10–16, 2021 until it was cancelled due to then-rising virus cases in the city.[13] The highest ranking placements from BTF Americas would directly enter their quota spots instead.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 – Boxing" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. IOC. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Euro boxing Olympic qualifier to return". BBC Sport. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Iverson, Ali (February 16, 2021). "IOC Boxing Task Force cancels last-chance world qualifier and moves European event to June". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 2021-02-16. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Gillen, Nancy (February 20, 2021). "AIBA criticises IOC for cancellation of Tokyo 2020 world qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ^ "Boxing Road to Tokyo – Rankings for Men's and Women's events" (PDF). boxing.athlete365.org. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "IOC Boxing Task Force: Asian/Oceanian Tokyo 2020 boxing qualifying event to be held in Jordan in March". Olympic Channel. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Olympic boxing qualifiers moved to Jordan". The Japan Times. Reuters. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Boxing Road to Tokyo European qualifier in London suspended". Olympic Channel. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ^ Binner, Andrew (5 November 2020). "Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing qualifiers set for April-June 2021 after coronavirus delays". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Top facts about the Europe boxing qualifier in Paris". Olympics.com. 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ "USA Boxing announces team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  12. ^ Dennen, John (15 April 2021). "The Americas Olympic qualification event has been cancelled". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Boxing Road to Tokyo Americas qualifier in Buenos Aires cancelled, qualification pathway restructured". Olympic Channel. 15 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Subject: Updated Tokyo 2020 Qualification System for Boxing, following cancelation of Americas qualifier" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020 Boxing - Quota Allocation" (PDF). Olympic Boxing Task Force. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Dayana Sánchez, with a pass to Tokyo". explica.co. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.