Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Boxing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Riocentro – Pavilion 2 |
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| Dates | 6 – 21 August |
| Competitors | 286 (250 men, 36 women) |
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| Men | Women | ||||
| 49 kg | 51 kg | ||||
| 52 kg | 60 kg | ||||
| 56 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 60 kg | |||||
| 64 kg | |||||
| 69 kg | |||||
| 75 kg | |||||
| 81 kg | |||||
| 91 kg | |||||
| +91 kg | |||||
The boxing tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are scheduled to take place from 6 to 21 August 2016 at the second pavillon of Riocentro.[1]
Competition format
On March 23, 2013, the Amateur International Boxing Association instituted significant changes to the sporting format. For the first time at the Olympics, professional boxers are eligible to compete in men's boxing. A semi-pro league has been launched to give amateur male boxers an opportunity to potentially prepare for their future professional boxing careers.[2][3] Other changes cover the introduction of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) and the AIBA Pro Boxing Tournament during the qualifying stage, the elimination of headgear to ease the recognition of the male boxers to the public, and the instant 10-point pro-style scoring system to stimulate transparency and fair judgment throughout the tournament.[2][4]
Similar to 2012 format, men compete in the following ten events:
- Light flyweight (49kg)
- Flyweight (52kg)
- Bantamweight (56kg)
- Lightweight (60kg)
- Light welterweight (64kg)
- Welterweight (69kg)
- Middleweight (75kg)
- Light heavyweight (81kg)
- Heavyweight (91kg)
- Super heavyweight (+91kg)
As for the women, they are eligible to compete in the following three events:
- Flyweight (51kg)
- Lightweight (60kg)
- Middleweight (75kg)
Qualifying criteria
Each National Olympic Committee is permitted to enter up to one athlete in each event. Six places (five men and one woman) are reserved for the host nation Brazil, while the remaining places are allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. Because professional boxers are eligible to compete for the first time at the Olympics, a total of thirty-seven places have been reserved and thereby distributed to them; twenty are qualified through the AIBA Pro Boxing Series with two for each event, while seventeen through the World Series of Boxing. Each continent has a quota of places to be filled through the two amateur and semi-pro league tournaments.[5]
Qualification events are:
- 2014–2015 World Series of Boxing (WSB) – The two top ranked boxers at the end of the 2014–2015 season in each weight category (except light flyweight, heavyweight, and super heavyweight with one each).[5]
- 2014–2015 AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Ranking – The champion and world-ranked top challenger in each weight category of the APB World Ranking at the end of the first cycle in September 2015.[5]
- 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Doha, Qatar, 5–18 October – The top three boxers from five weight categories (bantamweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and middleweight), the gold and silver medalists from three divisions (light flyweight, flyweight, and light heavyweight), and the champions in two heaviest classes (heavyweight and super heavyweight).[5]
- 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Astana, Kazakhstan – The top four boxers in each weight category.[5]
- 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier – The top three of the remaining boxers in each of the eight categories, and the champion in two heaviest classes.[5]
- 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 2016 AIBA Continental Olympic Qualifiers (both men and women)
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Bantamweight |
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| Lightweight |
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| Light welterweight |
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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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| Lightweight |
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| Middleweight |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Boxing". Rio 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Changes of rules move Olympic Boxing closer to its professional counterpart and split opinions". Rio 2016. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ Powers, John (2 April 2013). "Olympic boxing will welcome pros at 2016 Games". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Olympic boxing drops head guards". ESPN. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Rio 2016 – AIBA Boxing Qualification System". AIBA. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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