The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
(BEIJING, February 24) -- The 1st AIBA European Olympic Qualification Tournament will start on Feb.25 at Reseto Degli Abruzzi, Italy, with participation from 235 athletes representing 42 countries, reported the AIBA official website on Sunday (local time).
During the first round of the Olympic qualification competition, the AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007, 40 European boxers claimed tickets for the Beijing Olympics. And the remaining 51 Olympic tickets will be distributed through the two rounds of continental qualifications, in Italy and Greece.
After the two-day preliminaries, boxers will enter the quarterfinals on Feb. 27. Olympic tickets are expected to go to eligible boxers during the semifinals on Saturday and finals on Sunday.
The allocation of 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 |
