Athens, greece
april 7-12
ITALY, RUSSIA AND GREECE GAIN THE LAST THREE EUROPEAN SPOTS TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Vittorio Parrinello (ITA, 54 kg), Andrey Balanov (RUS, 69kg), and Georgios Gazis (GRE, 75kg) booked the last available tickets to the Beijing Olympics, by winning their bronze contests in the last day of the 2nd AIBA Olympic Qualifiying Tournament. Here below the complete table of Olympic Qualified Boxers from the tournament in Athens, Greece.
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Olympic Qualified Boxers |
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Weight in kg |
2nd Qualifying Tournament, Athens |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
Bedak Pal (HUN), Jose Kelvin de la Nieve Linares (ESP) |
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Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg |
Memis Fulas (TUR), Jerome Thomas (FRA) |
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Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg |
Ali Hallab (FRA), Khavazhy Khatsyhau (BLR), Vittorio Parrinello (ITA) |
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Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg |
Alessio Di Savino (ITA), Nikoloz Izoria (GEO) |
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Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg |
Daouda Sow (FRA), Georgian Popescu (ROM) |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
John Joe Joyce (IRL), Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) |
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Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg |
Jaoid Chiguer (FRA), Kakhaber Zhvania (GEO), Andrey Balanov (RUS) |
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Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg |
Darren Sutherland (IRL), Jean-Michel Raymond (FRA), Georgios Gazis (GRE) |
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Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg |
Kenneth Egan (IRL), Kennedy Katende (SWE) |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
Milorad Gajovic (MNE), Ilias Pavlidis (GRE) |
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Super Heavyweight +91kg |
Jaroslav Jaksto (LTU), David Price (ENG) |
Introduction
The 2nd AIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament takes place in Greece, from April 6th to 13th. The Tournament will be held at Olympic Weight-Lifting Venue in the country's capital, Athens. The boxers will chase 26 Olympic qualifiying spots over 11 weight categories, from 48 kg to +91 kg. The Olympic qualifying tournament is conducted in accordance with AIBA Competition Rules (4 rounds of 2 minutes and 1 minute break between rounds). Preliminary bouts will take place between April 7th and 10th, with semifinals being held on the 11th after the rest day on the 10th. Finals and awarding ceremony will be celebrated on April 12nd.
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Olympic Qualification Vacancies on offer |
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Weight in kg |
2nd Qualifying Tournament |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Super Heavyweight +91kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Total |
25 Places | |