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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:
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Weight in kg |
1st Qualifying Tournament |
2nd Qualifying Tournament |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
Gold, Silver |
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Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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Super heavyweight +91kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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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:
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EUROPE (40 Boxers) |
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Weight in kg |
RUS |
ENG |
ITA |
UKR |
ARM |
FRA |
TUR |
GER |
AZE |
HUN |
LTU |
MDA |
BUL |
CRO |
IRL |
POL |
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Light |
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Fly |
48kg |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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weight |
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Fly weight |
Over 48 to 51kg |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Bantam weight |
Over 51 to 54kg |
1 |
1 |
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Feather weight |
Over 54 to 57kg |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Light weight |
Over 57 to 60kg |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Light |
Over |
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Welter |
60 to |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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weight |
64kg |
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Welter weight |
Over 64 to 69kg |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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Middle weight |
Over 69 to 75kg |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Light |
Over |
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Heavy |
75 to |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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weight |
81kg |
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Heavy weight |
Over 81 to 91kg |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Super |
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heavy |
+91kg |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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weight |
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Total |
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9 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
One hundred and twenty eight boxers from 48 countries have qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China to date following three out of 10 qualification tournaments - the AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 and the 1st Africa and 1st Asia qualification tournaments held in January.
About the International Boxing Association
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