AIBA has the pleasure to announce today that the Official Draw of the Boxers for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing will be done with a manual draw system. This decision has been made in order to provide an exiting and thrilled demonstration of boxers' bouts in each weight category.
The Official Draw Ceremony will be conducted from 11:00 until 13:00 on August 8, 2008 in the Grand Ballroom of Asia Hotel in Beijing.
AIBA Advisory Council members, 12 IOC members, will conduct this draw with the support of both BOCOG and AIBA HQs Office. The results of the draw will be followed by global media/press and transmitted to all stakeholders in the International Sports Community.
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