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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.[1][2] The event is set to return to London in 2021.[2] 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.[3]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.[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]
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
Africa
Americas
AS & OC
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
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]
