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Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, women's boxing events were added to the programme for the first time. [2] In 2016, the IBA allowed professional boxers to compete in Olympic events, previously being limited to amateur or state-funded boxers, for the first time. [6] [7]
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 17 quota places available for the women's middleweight, allocated as follows: [2] 2 places at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. 4 places at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Imane Khelif won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s boxing 66-kilogram (145-pound) division on Friday, beating China’s Yang Liu. The feat culminated with her atop her coach’s shoulders ...
Boxing awards two bronze medals in each weight class, which means every semifinalist wins a medal. The Olympic sport reached gender parity for the first time in Paris, inviting 124 men and 124 ...
On 9 August 2024, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated Yang Liu of China in the final to win an Olympic gold medal. [37] [38] Khelif therefore became Algeria's first female gold medalist in boxing, as well as the country's first boxer of any gender to win a medal since Mohamed Allalou in 2000 [39] and the first to win a gold medal since Hocine Soltani in 1996.
Olympic gold medalist in the the women's 66 kg boxing Algeria's Imane Khelif, center, smiles as she arrives home after returning from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Tiaret, Algeria, Friday, Aug ...
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 18 quota places available for the women's welterweight, allocated as follows: [2] 2 places at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. 4 places at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.