The boxing action at the 1st World Qualification Tournament came to a close yesterday after nine days and more than five hundred bouts at the E-Work Arena in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
All 47 fights on the final day had an Olympic quota place up for grabs. Two other places had been awarded on Saturday in the women’s lightweight (60kg) category, meaning a total of 49 places at Paris 2024 were handed-out in the course of the nine-day tournament.
Over 600 male and female boxers, representing 113 National Olympic Committees (NOC’s) and the Boxing Refugee Team as well as Individual Neutral Athletes, took part in the event which featured competition across seven men’s weight categories and six for women.
It saw history being made as Cindy Ngamba became the first ever member of the Boxing Refugee Team member to secure Olympic qualification when she defeated Kazakhstan’s, Valentina Khalzova, via a third-round stoppage in their middleweight (75kg) contest.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were the most successful nations at the event, winning five quota places reach. The home nation secured the second-most as four Italian boxers booked a place in Paris.
The 1st World Qualification Tournament followed four Continental Qualifying events (covering Europe, Africa, Asia, The Americas and Oceania) which took place in 2023 and means that 188 boxers (92 men and 96 women) have now secured their place at this summer’s Olympic Games.
The second and final world qualifier will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 26 May – 2 June 2024.
51 Olympic berths are on offer at the event, with the final nine slots being granted as Universality places.
All of the results from the 1st World Qualification Tournament can be viewed at: https://boxing.athlete365.org/boxing-road-to-paris-2024/1st-world-qualification-tournament/
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