Given that recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA) by the IOC has been suspended in 2019 and following the announcements in June 2022 that the IBA will not run the Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournaments and the Boxing Competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the IOC Executive Board decided to establish an ad-hoc unit, the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU), with the mandate to organise and ensure the delivery of the Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournaments and the Boxing Competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. See also: IOC Session withdraws recognition of International Boxing Association (olympics.com)
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The PBU has published the Event Regulations to be applied at the Boxing Competition of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and all of its qualification events. The Paris 2024 Event Regulations are available on this website and on NOCnet (platform dedicated to NOCs).
For the avoidance of doubt, these regulations are applicable only to the competitions under the authority of the PBU, namely Paris 2024 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournaments and the Boxing Competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
No. The IOC Session, which met remotely on 22 June 2023, has decided to withdraw recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA), in accordance with Rule 3.7 of the Olympic Charter (OC). IBA does not have any role in the organization and/or supervision of the Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournaments and the Olympic Games Paris 2024, or in any decision making at these events, all these functions are carried out by the PBU. See also: IOC Session withdraws recognition of International Boxing Association (olympics.com)
It is an ad-hoc unit established by a decision of the IOC Executive Board with the mandate to organise and ensure the delivery of the Paris 2024 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournaments and the Boxing Competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Adidas will supply soft goods (gloves, headguards, etc.) and SportCom will supply competition and training rings for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The detailed competition schedule of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has not been published yet. Please check the official Paris 2024 website for periodic updates.
All applications must come through the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), so the first step is always to reach your NOC and inquire about opportunities.
The Qualification System can be found in this website, at the “Qualification Sysyem and Rules” page
A total of 248 Boxing Quota places will be available at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 with full gender equality (124 women and 124 men).
There will be seven Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournaments on the pathway to Paris 2024:
Two (2), both in 2024. The qualification pathway to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 for boxers is based on the principle of providing up to a maximum of three (3) qualification opportunities to athletes in each weight category. Therefore, after the conclusion of the continental qualification tournaments, two (2) World Qualification Tournaments are planned to take place in 2024 to serve as additional chances for those NOCs who have not yet qualified boxers for the respective weight categories.
The 1st World Qualification Tournament is planned to take place in Busto Arsizio, Italy, from the 29th of February through the 12th of March, 2024. The 2nd World Qualification Tournament will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from the 23rd of May through the 3rd of June, 2024.
Yes, the definition of boxer within the Paris 2024 Event Regulations does not make a distinction between “professional” and “amateur” athletes. However, any athlete’s participation is subject to compliance with the general eligibility criteria found in the Qualification System.
As was the case for Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing qualifiers, National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will be asked to work with their National Federations (NFs). NOCs will be required to confirm the technical and medical standard of their athletes (as stipulated in the Paris 2024 Qualification System for Boxing) entered in the boxing qualification events. In the instance that a National Federation has not recommended athletes to its respective NOC to be entered for the qualification tournaments and/or the Games themselves, the NOC is empowered to enter its athletes without the recommendation of the National Federation.
As detailed above, NOCs are ultimately in charge of entries. Therefore the respective Boxing NFs’s status with IBA does not have an impact on athletes’ participation in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and/or its qualification tournaments.
Please see Paragraph D. of the Qualification System.
No, quota places are nominal (by name). If an NOC that has a confirmed allocated quota place would like to withdraw this athlete, no substitution will be allowed, and the quota place will be reallocated in accordance with the reallocation process found in the Qualification System.
The Tripartite Commission Universality Places will be allocated after the completion of the last qualification tournament. The 9 quota places (5 Women, 4 Men) are exclusive to the eligible NOCs that have submitted their requests to the IOC before the deadline of 15 January 2024.
The Paris 2024 Boxing Unit does not have an athlete ranking system in place and it does not recognize any existing ranking system.
The Qualification Tournaments will not have any seeding in place. For the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the PBU will confirm the seeding procedures at a later stage.
As of today, none of the events serving as Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournaments are under any COVID-19 restrictions or protocols. The PBU and/or the Organising Committees of the events will inform Team Delegations of updates, if any. Please make sure to check information made available by public authorities in your country before travelling.
Previous track record of experiences and evaluations; Background checks carried out with the R&J’s consent; Continental balance (numbers per continent); Random draw amongst eligible officials; Availability of eligible officials. You can find a summary of the Boxing Technical Officials Selection process here.
The judges’ scores are measured against the Evaluators’ and the Observer’s scores round by round. Every performance of R&Js generates a personal score in a point system that determines if the individual is on par with his peers or has underperformed, which may generate automatic suspensions.
Yes. Above all, any unethical behavior leads to an automatic disqualification of the official. Mistakes considered as underperformance are met with a warning or a suspension from the next session(s). Multiple offenses lead to full withdrawal from the event.
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