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. The event is set to return to London in 2021. 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. 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. 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.
Timeline Event Date Venue 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 20–29 February 2020 Diamniadio 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 3–11 March 2020 Amman 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 14–16 March 2020 (Day 1–3)4–8 June 2021 (Day 4–8) London Villebon-sur-Yvette 2021 Pan American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament Cancelled Buenos Aires
Qualification summary NOC Men Women Total52 57 63 69 75 81 91 +91 51 57 60 69 75 8 1 5 3 5 5 1 4 2 7 3 1 3 5 1 6 6 2 7 4 7 4 2 1 1 1 6 3 3 3 11 1 1 1 9 2 7 4 1 5 5 9 4 1 2 3 3 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 1 2 2 11 2 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 5 1 2 6 3 5 10 11 3 2 3Total: 81 NOCs 28 27 29 23 25 22 17 17 26 21 21 18 17 291
Men's events Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category. The final list of qualifiers was announced on July 15, 2021.
Weight Continental QualifierWorldQualifierHostCountryPlacesTotal QuotaAfricaAmericas & Europe 52 kg 3 5 6 8 4 1 1 28 57 kg 3 5 6 8 4 0 1 27 63 kg 3 5 6 8 4 1 1 28 69 kg 3 4 5 6 4 0 1 24 75 kg 3 4 5 6 4 1 1 24 81 kg 3 4 5 6 4 0 0 22 91 kg 2 3 4 4 4 0 0 17 +91 kg 2 3 4 4 4 0 0 17 Total 22 33 41 50 32 0-4 5 186
Flyweight (52 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Host Country 1 Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 5 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 6 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 8 World Allocation 4 Tripartite Invitation 1 Total 28
Featherweight (57 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Host Country 0 — Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 5 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 6 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 8 World Allocation 4 Tripartite Invitation 1 Total 27
Lightweight (63 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Host Country 1 Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 5 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 6 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 8 World Allocation 4 Tripartite Invitation 1 Invitational place 1 Total 29
Welterweight (69 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 5 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 6 World Allocation 4 Tripartite Invitation 1 Total 23
Middleweight (75 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Host Country 1 Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 5 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 6 World Allocation 4 Tripartite Invitation 1 Invitational place 1 Total 25
Light heavyweight (81 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Host Country 0 — Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 5 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 6 World Allocation 4 Total 22
Heavyweight (91 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 2 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 4 World Allocation 4 Total 17
Super heavyweight (+91 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 2 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 4 World Allocation 4 Total 17
Women's events Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category. The final list of qualifiers was announced on July 15, 2021.
Weight Continental QualifierWorldQualifierHostCountry**PlacesTotal QuotaAfricaAmericas & Europe 51 kg 3 4 6 6 5 0 1 25 57 kg 2 3 4 6 4 0 1 20 60 kg 2 3 4 6 4 0 1 20 69 kg 2 3 4 5 4 0 0 18 75 kg 2 3 4 4 4 0 0 17 Total 11 16 22 27 21 0 3 100 **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) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 6 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 6 World Allocation 5 Tripartite Invitation 1 CAS appeal 1 Total 26
Featherweight (57 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 2 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 6 World Allocation 4 Tripartite Invitation 1 1 Total 21
Lightweight (60 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Host Country 0 — Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 2 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 6 World Allocation 4 Tripartite Invitation 1 1 Total 21
Welterweight (69 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Host Country 0 — Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 2 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 3 Olympic Qualifying Event - Europe 5 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 4 World Allocation 4 Total 18
Middleweight (75 kg) Competition PlacesQualified boxer Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 2 Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas 3 Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 4 Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 4 World Allocation 4 Total 17
Notes: Qualification System – EN (06 May 2021) - 4 quota places per category, 1 for each category per continent (in women's 51kg - 5 places).
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