A seeding system will be implemented at the Boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, in order to separate top-qualified boxers in each weight category. Seeding positions will be allocated based on on-field results and a random draw, rather than a cumulative ranking system. The seeding system will rely on the results of the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit’s sanctioned continental qualifiers, with eight boxers being seeded in each of the 13 Olympic weight categories.
Seeding system principles
Seeding allocation considered only on-field results and random draws, rather than a cumulative ranking system.
Seeding allocation considered only those boxers who qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 through the continental qualifying tournaments, as those were the first opportunities for all NOCs to qualify boxers – the European Games 2023, the Asian Games 2023, the Pan American Games 2023, the Pacific Games 2023 and the 2023 ad-hoc African Qualifying Tournament in Dakar (SEN).
Eight boxers have been seeded in each weight category (Olympic event) for consistency, regardless of the total number of boxers in the weight category.
All five continental champions and the second-place finishers at the Europe, Asia and Americas Qualifying Tournaments have been seeded.
Seeding positions among the eight seeded athletes have been assigned through random draws, and should not be interpreted as ranking positions. For clarity: if an athlete has been given seeding position #1, it does not mean they are necessarily understood as being a better boxer than the athlete seeded in position #8.
The seeding draw took place on 27 June 2024. It was conducted by OMEGA in the presence of PBU representatives and National Federations (NFs) with athletes in the draw.
For a detailed explanation of the seeding procedures, you can download the “Paris 2024 Seeding Procedure,” watch the explanatory video, and view the Seeding Draw using the links provided below.
