Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Boxing
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueArena Paris Nord (prelims phase)
Roland Garros Stadium (final phase)
Dates27 July – 10 August 2024
No. of events13
Competitors248
Boxing at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Qualification
MenWomen
51 kg50 kg
57 kg54 kg
63.5 kg57 kg
71 kg60 kg
80 kg66 kg
92 kg75 kg
+92 kg

The boxing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 10 August.[1] Preliminary boxing matches will occur at Arena Paris Nord in Villepinte, with the medal rounds (semifinals and finals) staged at the iconic Roland Garros Stadium.[2]

The boxing program for Paris 2024 will feature the same amount of weight categories as those in the previous three editions, consisting of thirteen in total (seven for men and six for women). Pursuant to the International Olympic Committee's mission of attaining full gender equality, the program continues to remain updated with the number of men's weight classes reduced by one contrary to the women's side by an increase of one weight category.[3][4]

In June 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred the International Boxing Association's (IBA) rights to run and organize the tournament due to "continuing irregularity issues in the areas of finance, governance, ethics, refereeing, and judging".[5] Hence, the IOC executive board established and ratified a new qualification system for Paris 2024 that would witness the boxers obtain the quota spots through the continental multisport events, such as Asian Games, European Games, Pan American Games, African Games, and the Pacific Games.[6][7]

Competition format

Pursuant to the IOC's mission of attaining full gender equality, Paris 2024 will institute another significant change to the boxing program, with the number of weight categories for men reduced from eight to seven, ultimately removing the light heavyweight division. On the other hand, the women's weight classes witness a corresponding rise from five to six with the bantamweight category introduced.[3]

The male boxers will contest matches in these seven weight classes:

The female boxers will contest matches in these six weight classes:

Qualification
Main article: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A total of 248 quota places, with an equal distribution between men and women, are available for eligible boxers to compete in Paris 2024, almost forty fewer overall than those in Tokyo 2020. Qualified NOCs could only send one boxer in each weight category. The host nation France reserves a maximum of six quota places to be equally distributed between men and women in their respective weight categories, while nine places (four for men and five for women) will be entitled to eligible NOCs interested to have their boxers compete in Paris 2024 as abided by the Universality principle.[8]

The qualification period commences in five regional multisport events (African Games, Asian Games, European Games, Pacific Games, and the Pan American Games), set to be served as continental qualifying meets, where a total of 139 spots will be assigned to a specific number of highest-ranked boxers in each weight category. Following the continental phase, the remainder of the total quota will be decided in two world qualification tournaments organized by the IOC in the initial half of the 2024 season, offering another batch of spots available to the highest-ranked eligible boxers in each weight division.[6][8]

Men
Weight Continental Qualifier WQT1 WQT2 Host UNI Total
AF AM AS EU OC
51 kg12221440016
57 kg1224142–30–1118
63.5 kg1224144–50–1120
71 kg1224144–50–1120
80 kg1224142–30–1118
92 kg12221440016
+92 kg12221440016
Total714142272825–280–34124
Women
Weight Continental Qualifier WQT1 WQT2 Host UNI Total
AF AM AS EU OC
50 kg2244143–40–1122
54 kg2244143–40–1122
57 kg2444123–40–1122
60 kg2444132–30–1122
66 kg2224143–40–1120
75 kg12221440016
Total1116202262120–230–35124

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Heavyweight
Super heavyweight

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight

See also

References
  1. "Paris 2024 – Boxing". Paris 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. "Boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. "Paris 2024: Weight categories for the Olympic boxing competition". International Olympic Committee. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2022). "IOC confirms qualification criteria and weight classes for Paris 2024 Olympics". Inside the Games. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. "IOC EB: IBA not in position to run qualifying events and boxing competitions for Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. "New boxing qualification system approved for Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. "Paris 2024 boxing qualification system to achieve a fair process for all NOCs". International Olympic Committee. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  8. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Boxing" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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