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The boxing tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 24 July to 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. [1] Thirteen events were staged, the same number as in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016. However, for the first time since the London Games, the programme has been updated, with the number of men's events ...
The event has been held at every Olympic boxing tournament (boxing was not held in 1896, 1900, and 1912). Heavyweight was the unlimited weight class from 1904 to 1980, but since 1984 has been limited to 81–91 kg (which remains unchanged in 2020) with the introduction of the super heavyweight class.
The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904, was not held in 1908, and has been held at every Games with boxing (that is, excluding 1912) since, beginning with 1920. The maximum weight for the welterweight class has been 69 kg since 2004 and remains there for 2020; the removal of the light-welterweight class moves the ...
Here are some key facts about boxing at the Olympics. Introduced: Men's boxing was first introduced in the 1904 Games, with women's events added more than a century later at the London 2012 Olympics.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 17 quota places available for the men's super heavyweight, allocated as follows: [2] 2 places at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. 3 places at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.
The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904 and has been held at every Games with boxing (that is, excluding 1912) since. The maximum weight for the lightweight class had been 60 kg since 1952; for 2020, with the removal of the light-welterweight class, the lightweight class expands from 56–60 kg to 57–63 kg.
"The IOC Executive Board makes all efforts to protect the athletes and ensure that a boxing tournament can take place at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 regardless of these measures," the statement read.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 28 quota places available for the men's featherweight, allocated as follows: [2] 3 places at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. 6 places at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.