1st AIBA European Olympic Qualification Tournament - Preview

24.02.2008

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A total of 235 athletes from 42 countries have arrived in the beautiful Italian village on the Adriatic Sea - Reseto Degli Abruzzi - in order to compete for 26 Olympic vacancies on offer at the 1st AIBA European Olympic Qualification Tournament which starts on Monday.

With 40 European boxers having already claimed tickets for Beijing at the first Olympic qualifier - the AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 - the remaining total of Europe's quota of 51 has been split between its two continental qualification events in Italy and Greece.

Monday will see the 1st AIBA European Olympic qualifier start in the Palasport Remo Maggetti at 14.00, followed by the opening ceremony at 18.30 and the second session at 19.00. All boxers must pass a medical and weigh in before being eligible for the tournament draw which will take place at 10am.

The preliminary rounds will be held over two days before the quarterfinals on February 27. A rest day will take place on Thursday before the semifinals and finals on Friday and Saturday respectively.

Allocation of the 51 European Olympic Qualification vacancies:

Weight in kg

1st Qualifying Tournament

2nd Qualifying Tournament

 

 

 

Light Flyweight Up to 48kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Gold, Silver

Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Super heavyweight +91kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Total

26 Places

25 Places

The second AIBA European Olympic Qualification tournament will be held in Athens, Greece from April 7-14.

European boxers who have already qualified for Beijing:

EUROPE (40 Boxers)

 

Weight in kg

RUS

ENG

ITA

UKR

ARM

FRA

TUR

GER

AZE

HUN

LTU

MDA

BUL

CRO

IRL

POL

Light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fly

48kg

 

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

weight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fly weight

Over 48 to 51kg

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Bantam weight

Over 51 to 54kg

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feather weight

Over 54 to 57kg

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light weight

Over 57 to 60kg

1

1

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light

Over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welter

60 to

1

1

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

weight

64kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welter weight

Over 64 to 69kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

1