QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020

BoxingDue to the suspension of the IOC recognition of AIBA, all aspects of all boxing competitions, including but notlimited to any and all qualifying competitions or events for or at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 shall beorganised and operated under the authority of the IOC Executive Board. The Executive Board has created aspecial taskforce with the mandate to organise and ensure the delivery of the qualification events for boxingand the boxing tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and also develop a Tokyo 2020 QualificationSystem for boxing. The enforcement of the regulations and the qualification criteria will be the responsibility ofthe Boxing Task Force, the respective national federations of the sport and the NOCs in the fields of theirrespective responsibilities.

A. EVENTS (13)Men’s Events (8)Women’s Events (5)Fly (48 kg to 52 kg)
Feather (52 kg to 57 kg)
Light (57 kg to 63 kg)
Welter (63 kg to 69 kg)
Middle (69 kg to 75 kg)
Light Heavy (75 kg to 81 kg)
Heavy (81 kg to 91 kg)
Super Heavy (91 kg to +91 kg)

Fly (48 kg to 51 kg)
Feather (54 kg to 57 kg)Light (57 kg to 60 kg)
Welter (64 kg to 69 kg)
Middle (69 kg to 75 kg)

B. QUOTA PLACES
1. Total Quota Places for Boxing:
Qualification Places(Host Country Places)

Men
Women
Total

181 (4)
97 (2)
278 (6)

Tripartite Commission
Invitation Places
538Total
186
100286

2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC:

Men
Women
Total

Quota places per NOC
8513

Event Specific Quota
1 athlete per Event
1 athlete per Event

3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places:
The quota place is allocated to the athlete(s) by name.

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C. ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY
All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter that is currently in force, including but notlimited to, Rule 41 (Nationality of Competitors) and Rule 43 (World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic
Movement Code on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competitions). Only those athletes who comply with theOlympic Charter may participate in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Age Requirements:
Athletes must be born between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 2001.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible to participate in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 all athletes (including Host Country andTripartite Invitation Places) must:- Participate in at least one (1) of the Olympic Qualification Events organised by the Boxing Task Force;- Enter in the same weight category at the Olympic Games in which the athlete obtained the quota place;and- Be examined and cleared to box by a Physician, acting under the responsibility of their respective
NOCs and NFs, before (i) each Boxing Olympic Qualifications Event and (ii) the Olympic Games Tokyo
2020 as per the medical requirements set forth in [link].
Entry process for Qualification Events:
All athletes shall be entered by their respective NOC and NF in accordance with the ‘Tokyo 2020 Boxing Task
Force - Event Regulations’ [link] and comply with all abovementioned criteria.

D. QUALIFICATION PATHWAYQUALIFICATION PLACES
MEN - Table 1
WeightCategories (kg)Fly
(48 kg to 52 kg)
Feather(52 kg to 57 kg)
Light(57 kg to 63 kg)
Welter(63 kg to 69 kg)
Middle(69 kg to 75 kg)
Light Heavy(75 kg to 81 kg)
Heavy(81 kg to 91 kg)
Super Heavy(91 kg to +91 kg)Africa

America

Asia/Oceania

EuropeWorldQual.*

HostCountry

Tripartite

Total

35684 or 50 or 1

12835684 or 50 or 1

12835684 or 50 or 1

12834564 or 50 or 1

12434564 or 50 or 1

12434563 or 40 or 1

0222

344

30016

2

344

300

16

2233

41

50

31-35

0-4

5186

TOTAL

* the number of places available for the World Qual. event will depend on the Host Country Places.

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Number ofQuota Places

Qualification EventContinental Olympic Qualification Events:
A total of four (4) Continental Olympic Qualification Events will be organised:-146-

African Olympic Qualification Event – 20-29 February 2020, Dakar (SEN)
Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event – 3-11 March 2020, Amman(JOR)
European Olympic Qualification Event – 14-24 March 2020, London (GBR)
American Olympic Qualification Event – 26 March-3 April 2020, Buenos Aires(ARG)

The highest ranked athletes based on the number of quota places available per event,as outlined in Table 1, in the eight (8) men’s weight categories will be allocated one (1)quota place, respecting the maximum quota per gender per NOC.
World Olympic Qualification Event: 13-20 May 2020, Paris (FRA)
The participation at the World Olympic Qualification Event is limited only to those NOCs
that have not yet qualified and confirmed an athlete via the Continental Olympic
Qualification Events in the specific weight category.

31-35

Participation of the Host Country is limited only in the weight category that have not yetqualified and confirmed via the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event and in theweight category that was not selected as a Host Country Place quota. Refer to HostCountry Places section.
The highest ranked athletes based on the number of quota places available per event,as outlined in Table 1, in the eight (8) men’s weight categories will be allocated one (1)quota place, respecting the maximum quota per gender per NOC.

WOMEN - Table 2
WeightCategories (kg)Fly
(48 kg to 51 kg)
Feather(54 kg to 57 kg)
Light(57 kg to 60 kg)
Welter(64 kg to 69 kg)
Middle(69 kg to 75 kg)

AfricaAmerica

Asia/Oceania

EuropeWorldQual.*HostCountry

TripartiteTotal

34665 or 60 or 1

12623463 or 40 or 1

12023463 or 40 or 1

12023453 or 40 or 10182344

300

16

11162227

19-210-2

3100

TOTAL

* the number of places available for the World Qual. event will depend on the Host Country Places.

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Number ofQualification EventQuota Places
Continental Olympic Qualification Events:
A total of four (4) Continental Olympic Qualification Events will be organised:76-African Olympic Qualification Event – 20-29 February 2020, Dakar (SEN)
Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event – 3-11 March 2020, Amman(JOR)
European Olympic Qualification Event – 14-24 March 2020, London (GBR)
American Olympic Qualification Event – 26 March-3 April 2020, Buenos Aires(ARG)

The highest ranked athletes based on the number of quota places available per event,as outlined in table 2, in the five (5) women’s weight categories will be allocated one (1)quota place, respecting the maximum quota per gender per NOC
World Olympic Qualification Event: 13-20 May 2020, Paris (FRA)
The participation at the World Olympic Qualification Event is limited only to those NOCs
that have not yet qualified and confirmed an athlete via Continental Olympic Qualification
Events in the specific weight category.
19-21

Participation of the Host Country is limited only in the weight category that have not yet
qualified and confirmed via the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event and in theweight category that was not selected as a Host Country Place quota. Refer to HostCountry Places section.
The highest ranked athletes based on the number of quota places available per event,as outlined in table 2, in the five (5) women’s weight categories will be allocated one (1)quota place, respecting the maximum quota per gender per NOC.

HOST COUNTRY PLACESThe Host Country is guaranteed a total of up to six (6) Host Country Places.
These places are only available in the case that the Host NOC does not obtain any qualification places via theAsian/Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event, with a maximum of one (1) quota place per weight category andsubject to the quota distribution as per Table 1 and Table 2 respectively, subject to the athlete meeting theAthlete Eligibility Criteria as outlined in Section C.
Up to four (4) will be available in the men’s weight categories with a maximum of one (1) Host Country place
per weight category and respecting the maximum number of athletes per NOC, except for the Heavy (81 kg to91 kg) and Super Heavy (91kg to +91 kg) weight categories where no places are available.
Up to two (2) Host Country Places will be available in the women’s weight categories with a maximum of one(1) Host Country place per weight category, except for the Middle (69kg to 75kg) weight category where noplaces are available.

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TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITATION PLACES
A total of five (5) Tripartite Commission Invitation Places will be available in the men’s weight categories with amaximum of one (1) Tripartite Commission Invitation Place per weight category and respecting the maximumnumber of athletes per NOC, except for the Light Heavy (75 kg to 81 kg), Heavy (81 kg to 91 kg) and Super
Heavy (91kg to +91 kg) weight categories where no places are available.
A total of three (3) Tripartite Commission Invitation Places will be available in the women’s weight categories
with a maximum of one (1) Tripartite Commission Invitation Place per weight category, except for the Welter (64kg to 69 kg) and Middle (69kg to 75kg) weight category where no places are available.
On 1 October 2019, the International Olympic Committee will invite all eligible NOCs to submit their requests
for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places. The deadline for NOCs to submit their requests is 17 January
2020.
Detailed information on Tripartite Invitation places is contained in the “Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo
2020 - Olympic Games Tripartite Commission Invitation Places - Allocation Procedure and Regulations” [link].
A list of allocated Tripartite Commission Invitation Places can be found in the “Qualification System, Athletes
Eligibility and Sports Entries” section on the Boxing Athlete 365 website.

E. CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACESCONFIRMATION OF QUALIFICATION PLACESThe Boxing Task Force will inform the respective NOCs of their allocated quota places within three days
(3) of the conclusion of the respective qualification event.
The list of allocated quota places can be found in the “Qualification System, Athletes Eligibility and Sports
Entries” section on the Boxing Athlete 365 website after the completion of the respective qualification event.
NOCs will have two (2) weeks to confirm to the Boxing Task Force if they wish to use the quota places obtained
through a Continental Olympic Qualification Event as detailed in paragraph G. Qualification Timeline.
NOCs will have one (1) week to confirm if they wish to use the quota places obtained through the World
Olympic Qualification Event, as detailed in paragraph G. Qualification Timeline.

CONFIRMATION OF HOST COUNTRY PLACES
Further to the conclusion of the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event, and in case the Host Country
obtains less than the four (4) male and the two (2) female guaranteed quotas across any of the weightcategories, then the Host NOC will need to confirm the boxers in the weight categories selected for HostCountry Places by 28 March 2020, as detailed in paragraph G. Qualification Timeline. The total number of
Host Country Places that can be selected are as follows:•

If the Host Country obtains one (1) male quota place, a total of three (3) male Host Country places
can be selected respecting the maximum event specific quota.

•

If the Host Country obtains two (2) male quota places, a total of two (2) male Host Country places canbe selected respecting the maximum event specific quota.

•

If the Host Country obtains three (3) male quota places, one (1) male Host Country places can beselected respecting the maximum event specific quota.

•If the Host Country obtains one (1) female quota place, one (1) female Host Country places can beselected respecting the maximum event specific quota.

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F.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACESREALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACES
If an allocated quota place is not confirmed by the NOC by the confirmation of quota place deadline or isdeclined by the NOC, the quota place will be reallocated to the next highest ranked athlete in accordance with
Rule 16.5 of the ‘Tokyo 2020 Boxing Task Force - Event Regulations’ [link] at the respective qualification event,in the respective weight category where the quota place was obtained, respecting the criteria outlined inSection C.
Rule 16.5 of the ‘Tokyo 2020 Boxing Task Force – Event Regulations’
For Olympic quota reallocation purposes, the definition of “next highest ranked athlete” refers to the Boxer
defeated by the Boxer who did not accept the quota place, or had it denied in the specific bout that determinedthe qualification.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES
Any unused Host Country Place(s), declined or not confirmed by the confirmation of quota places deadline will
not be reallocated.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITATION PLACES
Any unused Tripartite Commission Invitation Place(s), declined or not confirmed by the confirmation of quota
places deadline will be reallocated according to Section 2B. Invitation Places subject to the principle ofreallocation of unused quota places in the “Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo 2020 - Olympic Games
Tripartite Commission Invitation Places - Allocation Procedure and Regulations” [link].

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G. QUALIFICATION TIMELINE
Date

1 October 201920 November 201917 January 2020
20-29 February 2020
3 March 2020
3-11 March 2020
18 March 2020
14-24 March 2020
15 March 2020
26 March - 3 April 2020
27 March 2020
28 March 2020
29 March 2020

6 April 2020

10 April 2020

22 April 2020
13-20 May 2020
25 May 2020

3 June 2020
6 July 2020
24 July – 9 August 2020

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MilestoneIOC to invite all eligible NOCs to submit their requests forTripartite Commission Invitation Places
Boxing Task Force to release the ‘Tokyo 2020 Boxing Task
Force - Event Regulations’Deadline for NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite
Commission Invitation Places
African Olympic Qualification Event, Dakar (SEN)
Boxing Task Force to inform the NOCs of their allocatedquota places obtained at the African Olympic Qualification
Event
Asian/Oceania Olympic Qualification Event, Amman (JOR)
Deadline for NOCs to confirm to Boxing Task Force the useof the quota place obtained in African Olympic QualificationEvent
European Olympic Qualification Event, London (GBR)
Boxing Task Force to inform the NOCs of their allocatedquota places obtained at the Asian/Oceanian Olympic
Qualification Event
American Olympic Qualification Event, Buenos Aires (ARG)
Boxing Task Force to inform the NOCs of their allocatedquota places obtained at the European Olympic
Qualification Event
Deadline for the Host NOC to confirm the boxers in theweight categories selected for Host Country Places.
Deadline for NOCs to confirm to Boxing Task Force the useof the quota place obtained in Asian/Oceanian Olympic
Qualification Event
Boxing Task Force to inform the NOCs of their allocatedquota places obtained at the Americas Olympic Qualification
Event
Deadline for NOCs to confirm to Boxing Task Force the useof the quota place obtained in European Olympic
Qualification Event
Deadline for NOCs to confirm to Boxing Task Force the useof the quota place obtained in Americas Olympic
Qualification Event
World Olympic Qualification Event, Paris (FRA)
Boxing Task Force to inform the NOCs of their allocatedquota places obtained at the World Olympic Qualification
Event
Deadline for NOCs to confirm to Boxing Task Force the useof the quota place obtained in World Olympic Qualification
Event.
Tokyo 2020 Sport Entries deadline
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

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