Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for the

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

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^{[note 1]}
2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament	14–16 March 2020 (Day 1–3) 4–8 June 2021 (Day 4–8)^[8]^[9]^[2]	London^[8] Villebon-sur-Yvette^[10]
2021 Pan American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament	Cancelled ^[11]^[12]	Buenos Aires^{[note 2]}

Qualification summary

NOC	Men								Women					Total
NOC	52	57	63	69	75	81	91	+91	51	57	60	69	75	Total
Algeria														8
Antigua and Barbuda														1
Argentina														5
Armenia														3
Australia														5
Azerbaijan														5
Bahrain														1
Belarus														4
Botswana														2
Brazil														7
Bulgaria														3
Burundi														1
Cameroon														3
Canada														5
Cape Verde														1
China														6
Colombia														6
Croatia														2
Cuba														7
Democratic Republic of the Congo														4
Dominican Republic														7
Ecuador														4
Egypt														2
El Salvador														1
Eswatini														1
Finland														1
France														6
Georgia														3
Germany														3
Ghana														3
Great Britain														11
Guyana														1
Haiti														1
Hungary														1
India														9
Iran														2
Ireland														7
Italy														4
Jamaica														1
Japan														5
Jordan														5
Kazakhstan														9
Kenya														4
Kosovo														1
Mauritius														2
Mexico														3
Mongolia														3
Morocco														7
Mozambique														2
Namibia														1
Netherlands														2
New Zealand														1
Panama														1
Papua New Guinea														1
Peru														2
Philippines														4
Poland														4
Puerto Rico														1
Romania														2
Refugee Olympic Team														2
ROC														11
Samoa														2
Serbia														1
Slovakia														1
Somalia														1
South Korea														2
Spain														4
Sweden														2
Chinese Taipei														4
Tajikistan														3
Thailand														5
Trinidad and Tobago														1
Tunisia														2
Turkey														6
Uganda														3
Ukraine														5
United States														10
Uzbekistan														11
Venezuela														3
Vietnam														2
Zambia														3
Total: 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.[1] The final list of qualifiers was announced on July 15, 2021.^[15]

Weight	Continental Qualifier				World Qualifier	Host Country	TCI Places	Total Quota
Weight	Africa	Americas	AS & OC	Europe	World Qualifier	Host Country	TCI Places	Total Quota
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	Places	Qualified boxer
Host Country	1	Ryomei Tanaka (JPN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3	Mohamed Flissi (ALG) Patrick Chinyemba (ZAM) Sulemanu Tetteh (GHA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	5	Yosvany Veitía (CUB) Yuberjen Martínez (COL) Yankiel Rivera (PUR) Rodrigo Marte (DOM) Ramón Quiroga (ARG)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	6	Hu Jianguan (CHN) Thitisan Panmod (THA) Amit Panghal (IND) Shakhobidin Zoirov (UZB) Alex Winwood (AUS) Saken Bibossinov (KAZ)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	8	Cosmin Girleanu (ROU) Batuhan Çiftçi (TUR )
World Allocation	4	Rajab Otukile Mahommed (BOT) Carlo Paalam (PHI) Yoel Finol (VEN) Daniel Asenov (BUL )
Tripartite Invitation	1	Daniel Varela de Pina (CPV)
Total	28

Featherweight (57 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Host Country	0	—
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3	Everisto Mulenga (ZAM) Nick Okoth (KEN) Samuel Takyi (GHA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	5	Mirko Cuello (ARG )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	6	Chatchai Butdee (THA )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	8	Peter McGrail (GBR) Roland Gálos (HUN) Samuel Kistohurry (FRA) Tayfur Aliyev (AZE) Mykola Butsenko (UKR) José Quiles (ESP) Albert Batyrgaziev (ROC) Hamsat Shadalov (GER)
World Allocation	4	Mohamed Hamout (MAR) Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar (MGL) Duke Ragan (USA) Kurt Walker (IRL)
Tripartite Invitation	1	Keevin Allicock (GUY)
Total	27

Lightweight (63 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Host Country	1	Daisuke Narimatsu (JPN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3	Jonas Junius (NAM) Richarno Colin (MRI) Abdelhaq Nadir (MAR )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	5	Wanderson Oliveira (BRA) Leodan Pezo (PER) Alston Ryan (ANT )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	6	Elnur Abduraimov (UZB) Zakir Safiullin (KAZ) Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig (MGL) Obada Al-Kasbeh (JOR) Manish Kaushik (IND) Bakhodur Usmonov (TJK)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	8	Luke McCormack (GBR) Gabil Mamedov (ROC) Damian Durkacz (POL) Enrico Lacruz (NED) Dzmitry Asanau (BLR) Javid Chalabiyev (AZE) Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) Yaroslav Khartsyz (UKR)
World Allocation	4	Harrison Garside (AUS) Keyshawn Davis (USA) Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM )
Tripartite Invitation	1	John Ume (PNG)
Invitational place	1	Wessam Salamana (EOR)
Total	29

Welterweight (69 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3	Shadiri Bwogi (UGA )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	4	Roniel Iglesias (CUB) Rohan Polanco (DOM) Delante Johnson (USA) Brian Arregui (ARG)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	5	Zeyad Ishaish (JOR) Vikas Krishan Yadav (IND) Bobo-Usmon Baturov (UZB) Ablaikhan Zhussupov (KAZ) Sewon Okazawa (JPN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	6	Pat McCormack (GBR) Aidan Walsh (IRL) Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE) Andrey Zamkovoy (ROC) Eskerkhan Madiev (GEO) Aliaksandr Radzionau (BLR)
World Allocation	4	Merven Clair (MRI) Marion Faustino Ah Tong (SAM) Wyatt Sanford (CAN) ~~Yevhenii Barabanov (UKR)~~ Necat Ekinci (TUR)
Tripartite Invitation	1	Thabiso Dlamini (SWZ)
Total	23

Middleweight (75 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Host Country	1	Yuito Moriwaki (JPN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3	Younes Nemouchi (ALG) David Tshama (COD) Wilfried Ntsengue (CMR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	4	Hebert Conceição (BRA) Euri Cedeño (DOM) Francisco Verón (ARG) Aaron Prince (TTO)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	5	Ashish Kumar (IND) Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan (CHN) Shahin Mousavi (IRI )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	6	Gleb Bakshi (ROC) Andrej Csemez (SVK) Arman Darchinyan (ARM) Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) Vitali Bandarenka (BLR) Giorgi Kharabadze (GEO)
World Allocation	4	Kavuma David Ssemujju (UGA) Fanat Kakhramonov (UZB) Troy Isley (USA) Adam Chartoi (SWE )
Tripartite Invitation	1	Darrelle Valsaint (HAI)
Invitational place	1	Eldric Sella (EOR)
Total	25

Light heavyweight (81 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Host Country	0	—
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3	Abdelrahman Oraby (EGY) Mohammed Houmri (ALG) Mohamed Assaghir (MAR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	4	Arlen López (CUB) Keno Machado (BRA) Nalek Korbaj (VEN) Jorge Vivas (COL)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	5	Bekzad Nurdauletov (KAZ) Paulo Aokuso (AUS) Odai Al-Hindawi (JOR) Chen Daxiang (CHN) Shabbos Negmatulloev (TJK)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	6	Emmett Brennan (IRL) Imam Khataev (ROC )
World Allocation	4	Shakul Samed (GHA) Dilshodbek Ruzmetov (UZB) Rogelio Romero (MEX) Bayram Malkan (TUR)
Total	22

Heavyweight (91 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	2	Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) Youness Baalla (MAR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	3	Julio Castillo (ECU) Julio César La Cruz (CUB) Abner Teixeira (BRA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	4	Vassiliy Levit (KAZ) David Nyika (NZL) Hussein Ishaish (JOR) Sanjar Tursunov (UZB)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	4	Emmanuel Reyes (ESP )
World Allocation	4	Elly Ajowi Ochola (KEN) Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali (SAM) José María Lúcar (PER) Uladzislau Smiahlikau (BLR )
Total	17

Super heavyweight (+91 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	2	Maxime Yegnong (CMR) Chouaib Bouloudinat (ALG)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	3	Dainier Peró (CUB) Richard Torrez (USA) Cristian Salcedo (COL)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	4	Leuila Mau'u (NZL) Siyovush Zukhurov (TJK) Satish Kumar (IND) Kamshybek Kunkabayev (KAZ )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	4	Ivan Veriasov (ROC) Mahammad Abdullayev (AZE) Frazer Clarke (GBR) Mourad Aliev (FRA)
World Allocation	4	Yousry Hafez (EGY) Danis Latypov (BRN) Ricardo Brown (JAM) Tsotne Rogava (UKR)
Total	17

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]

Weight	Continental Qualifier				World Qualifier	Host Country**	TCI Places	Total Quota
Weight	Africa	Americas	AS & OC	Europe	World Qualifier	Host Country**	TCI Places	Total Quota
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	Places	Qualified boxer
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3	Roumaysa Boualam (ALG) Rabab Cheddar (MAR) Christine Ongare (KEN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	4	Graziele Jesus (BRA) Virginia Fuchs (USA) Irismar Cardozo (VEN )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	6	Chang Yuan (CHN) Tsukimi Namiki (JPN) Mary Kom (IND) Huang Hsiao-wen (TPE) Irish Magno (PHI) Tursunoy Rakhimova (UZB)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	6	Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (TUR) Charley Davison (GBR) Stoyka Krasteva (BUL) Giordana Sorrentino (ITA) Svetlana Soluianova (ROC) Sandra Drabik (POL)
World Allocation	5	Jutamas Jitpong (THA) Miguelina Hernández (DOM) Nina Radovanović (SRB) Nguyễn Thị Tâm (VIE )
Tripartite Invitation	1	Ornella Havyarimana (BDI)
CAS appeal	1	Mandy Bujold (CAN)
Total	26

Featherweight (57 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	2	Khouloud Hlimi (TUN) Keamogetse Kenosi (BOT)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	3	Caroline Veyre (CAN) Yeni Arias (COL) Jucielen Romeu (BRA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	4	Lin Yu-ting (TPE) Sena Irie (JPN) Skye Nicolson (AUS) Im Ae-ji (KOR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	6	Maria Nechita (ROU) Nikolina Ćaćić (CRO) Karriss Artingstall (GBR )
World Allocation	4	Yamileth Solorzano (ESA) Liudmila Vorontsova (ROC )
Tripartite Invitation	1	Ramla Ali (SOM)
	1	Yarisel Ramirez (USA)
Total	21

Lightweight (60 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Host Country	0	—
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	2	Imane Khelif (ALG) Mariem Homrani (TUN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	3	Beatriz Ferreira (BRA) Rashida Ellis (USA) Esmeralda Falcón (MEX)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	4	Simranjit Kaur (IND) Sudaporn Seesondee (THA) Wu Shih-yi (TPE )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	6	Caroline Dubois (GBR) Esra Yıldız (TUR) Agnes Alexiusson (SWE) Kellie Harrington (IRL) Rebecca Nicoli (ITA) Maïva Hamadouche (FRA)
World Allocation	4	Naomie Yumba (COD) Raykhona Kodirova (UZB) María José Palacios (ECU) Mira Potkonen (FIN)
Tripartite Invitation	1	Donjeta Sadiku (KOS)
	1	Dayana Sánchez (ARG)^[16]
Total	21

Welterweight (69 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Host Country	0	—
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	2	Acinda Panguana (MOZ )
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	3	Myriam da Silva (CAN) María Moronta (DOM )
Olympic Qualifying Event - Europe	5	Busenaz Sürmeneli (TUR) Angela Carini (ITA) Anna Lysenko (UKR) Nadine Apetz (GER) Saadat Dalgatova (ROC)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	4	Gu Hong (CHN) Chen Nien-chin (TPE) Lovlina Borgohain (IND) Baison Manikon (THA)
World Allocation	4	Elizabeth Akinyi (KEN) ~~Maftunakhton Melieva (UZB)~~ Shakhnoza Yunusova (UZB) Brianda Cruz (MEX) Karolina Koszewska (POL)
Total	18

Middleweight (75 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified boxer
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	2	Khadija El-Mardi (MAR) Rady Gramane (MOZ)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Americas	3	Tammara Thibeault (CAN) Naomi Graham (USA) Atheyna Bylon (PAN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	4	Li Qian (CHN) Caitlin Parker (AUS) Pooja Rani (IND) Nadezhda Ryabets (KAZ)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	4	Lauren Price (GBR) Zemfira Magomedalieva (ROC) Aoife O'Rourke (IRL) Nouchka Fontijn (NED)
World Allocation	4	Erika Pachito (ECU) Elżbieta Wójcik (POL )
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).

Notes

^ 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]
^ 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

^
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Euro boxing Olympic qualifier to return". BBC Sport. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "Boxing Road to Tokyo – Rankings for Men's and Women's events" (PDF). boxing.athlete365.org. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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^ ^a ^b "Boxing Road to Tokyo European qualifier in London suspended". Olympic Channel. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ Binner, Andrew (5 November 2020). "Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing qualifiers set for April-June 2021 after coronavirus delays". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "Top facts about the Europe boxing qualifier in Paris". Olympics.com. 27 May 2021.
^ "USA Boxing announces team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
^ Dennen, John (15 April 2021). "The Americas Olympic qualification event has been cancelled". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Boxing Road to Tokyo Americas qualifier in Buenos Aires cancelled, qualification pathway restructured". Olympic Channel. 15 April 2021.
^ "Subject: Updated Tokyo 2020 Qualification System for Boxing, following cancelation of Americas qualifier" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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[wuhanoutbreak-8] 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]

[americaqualifiers-16] 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]

[boxing-qual-1] 
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[resume-2] "Euro boxing Olympic qualifier to return". BBC Sport. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[:1-3] 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.

[box-suspend-9] "Boxing Road to Tokyo European qualifier in London suspended". Olympic Channel. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[box-postpone-10] Binner, Andrew (5 November 2020). "Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing qualifiers set for April-June 2021 after coronavirus delays". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[11] "Top facts about the Europe boxing qualifier in Paris". Olympics.com. 27 May 2021.

[12] "USA Boxing announces team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

[13] Dennen, John (15 April 2021). "The Americas Olympic qualification event has been cancelled". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[14] "Boxing Road to Tokyo Americas qualifier in Buenos Aires cancelled, qualification pathway restructured". Olympic Channel. 15 April 2021.

[15] "Subject: Updated Tokyo 2020 Qualification System for Boxing, following cancelation of Americas qualifier" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[qualifiers-17] "Tokyo 2020 Boxing - Quota Allocation" (PDF). Olympic Boxing Task Force. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[18] "Dayana Sánchez, with a pass to Tokyo". explica.co. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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