IOC approves Olympic boxing weight categories for Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the weight categories for the boxing competitions for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

A Total of 248 boxers will be qualified for the 2024 quadrennial event, with equal allocations of 124 boxers each for men and women. This highlights the emphasis on gender equality by the Olympic body. 

In Tokyo, there were 286 boxers and only 100 women (there were only 36 females in Rio).

In Paris, women’s boxing will feature 6 weight categories (as opposed to 5 in Tokyo and 3 in Rio de Janeiro in 2016). The men will compete in 7 weight classes (there were 10 in Tokyo).

The 7 categories for men are: 51kg, 57kg, 63.5 kg, 71 kg, 80 kg, 92kg and 92+kg.

The women will be in these weight classes: 50kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 66kg & 75kg.

Four qualifying events are contemplated. These will start in January 2023 to culminate in May 2024.

The Paris Olympics will be held in the French capital from July 26 to August 11, 2024.

The full Events calendar of the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the rules of the Olympic Ranking System will be published before January 2023.

The number of the quota places per weight categories in Paris 2024

Men’s 51kg: 16 quotas

Men’s 57kg: 18 quotas

Men’s 63.5kg: 20 quotas

Men’s 71kg: 20 quotas

Men’s 80kg: 18 quotas

Men’s 92kg: 16 quotas

Men’s +92kg: 16 quotas

Women’s 50kg: 22 quotas

Women’s 54kg: 24 quotas

Women’s 57kg: 20 quotas

Women’s 60kg: 16 quotas

Women’s 66kg: 24 quotas

Women’s 75kg: 18 quotas

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