The boxing programme of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China will be held at the Workers' Indoor Arena.
During the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing), medals will be awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers. The 2008 games will be the last Olympic boxing competition to exclude women, as the International Olympic Committee has now approved the introduction of female boxing events for the 2012 London Olympics.
Events
Light flyweight (-48 kg)
Flyweight (48-51 kg)
Bantamweight (51-54 kg)
Featherweight (54-57 kg)
Lightweight (57-60 kg)
Light welterweight (60-64 kg)
Welterweight (64-69 kg)
Middleweight (69-75 kg)
Light heavyweight (75-81 kg)
Heavyweight (81-91 kg)
Super heavyweight (+91 kg)
Qualifying Criteria
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 1 athlete in each event. Nine places will be reserved for the host nation, from which it will choose 6 places maximum, while the remaining places will be allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. For each athlete from the host NOC who qualifies through the AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships, the host nation will lose a guaranteed place.
Qualification events are:
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships - Chicago, United States, October 23-November 3 (8 athletes for -81 kg categories, 4 athletes for +81 kg)
Continental Olympic Qualifying Events (during 2008, two events in Africa, America, Asia and Europe)
2008 Oceania Boxing Championships
The quota awarded to each of the continents is as follows:
Event
Africa
Asia
Europe
America
Light Fly (-48kg)
6
6
8
6
Fly (48-51kg)
6
6
8
6
Bantam (51-54kg)
6
6
8
6
Feather (54-57kg)
6
6
8
6
Light (57-60kg)
6
5
9
6
Light Welter (60-64kg)
6
5
9
6
Welter (64-69kg)
6
5
9
6
Middle (69-75kg)
6
5
9
6
Light Heavy (75-81kg)
6
5
9
6
Heavy (81-91kg)
3
2
7
3
Super Heavy (+91kg)
3
2
7
3
TOTAL
60
53
91
60
Event
Oceania
Host/Invitation
TOTAL
Light Fly (-48kg)
1
1
28
Fly (48-51kg)
1
1
28
Bantam (51-54kg)
1
1
28
Feather (54-57kg)
1
1
28
Light (57-60kg)
1
1
28
Light Welter (60-64kg)
1
1
28
Welter (64-69kg)
1
1
28
Middle (69-75kg)
1
1
28
Light Heavy (75-81kg)
1
1
28
Heavy (81-91kg)
1
-
16
Super Heavy (+91kg)
1
-
16
TOTAL
11
9
284*
* Two additional places will be awarded by Tripartite Invitation Commission, so the athlete quota will be 286
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The boxing programme of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China will be held at the Workers' Indoor Arena.
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