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Boxing At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each. Five judges scored the fighters in real time and the boxer with the most points at the end was the winner. Three days before the Games opening ceremony the International Olympic Committee announced that Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested positive for cathine and has been excluded from the event. Several medalists at the 2004 Olympics, including Amir Khan (boxer), Amir Khan, Andre Ward, Gennady Golovkin, Yuriorkis Gamboa, and Guillermo Rigondeaux, later went on to become world champions in professional boxing. However, Cuban and Russian boxers do not typically turn pro as their government provides them with extensive funding which allows them to keep their “amateur” status and compete at multiple Olympics. The tournament was also Mario Kindelán's final Olympic event before retirement, with a seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall
The Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall is an list of indoor arenas, indoor arena that is located in Peristeri, west Athens. The hall was the site of the Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics, boxing events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue originally seated 8,400, though it had a public capacity of only 5,600 for the 2004 Olympics. History After the 2004 Summer Olympics, the indoor facility was partially converted into a 3,000 seat outdoor football pitch. This lowered the seating capacity of the indoor arena from 8,400 to 2,305. The indoor arena has since been mainly used for gymnastics competitions, and at times to host basketball games of the Greek club Peristeri BC, Peristeri. Since the summer of 2007, the outdoor association football pitch has been used as a training center by the Greek club Atromitos F.C., Atromitos. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abuja
Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria, it hosts key national institutions, landmarks, and buildings spread across its over 50 districts. It replaced Lagos (the most populous city in Nigeria) as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a monolith left by water erosion. The Nigerian Presidential Complex, Presidential Complex, Nigerian National Assembly, National Assembly, Nigerian Supreme Court, Supreme Court and much of the city extends to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the Controlled-access highway, expressway to Kaduna (city), Kaduna. At the 2006 census, the city of Abuja had a population of 776,298 and 179,674 households making it one of the List of Nigerian cities by popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Guangzhou, PR China from March 18 to March 23, 2004 in sports, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxing, amateur boxers from Asia to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines from January 11 to 18, 2004. The top two boxers in each weight division gained a place in the Olympics, with the exception of the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions in which just the winner was entered. Medal winners Qualified Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * * Flyweight (– 51 kg) * * Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * * Featherweight (– 57 kg) * * Lightweight (– 60 kg) * * Light Welterweight (– 64 kg) * * Welterweight (– 69 kg) * * Middleweight (– 75 kg) * * Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * * Heavyweight (– 91 kg) * Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) * See also *2004 Asian Amateur Boxin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Princesa
Puerto Princesa (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Puerto Princesa (Cuyonon language, Cuyonon: ''Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 307,079. It is a city located in the western Provinces of the Philippines, Philippine province of Palawan and is the Cities of the Philippines, westernmost city in the Philippines. Though the seat of government and capital of the province, the city itself is one of 38 Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, independent cities within the Philippines not controlled by the province in which it is geographically located and is therefore an independent area located within Palawan for its geographical and statistical purposes by the Philippine Statistics Authority. It is the largest city in the province of Palawan and the Mimaropa region. It is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
The 22nd edition of the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from January 11 to January 18, 2004 in sports, 2004 in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Philippines. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Athens. In the light flyweight, flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight divisions, the top three performers gained Olympic qualification. From lightweight to light-heavy weight, the top two boxers qualified while only the winners of the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions progressed to the Olympics. Medal summary Medal table See also *1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament *2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Referencesamateur-boxing {{Asian Boxing Championships Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, 2004 Boxing qualification for the 2004 Summer Olympics, Asian 2004 in Philippine sport, Boxing Sports in Palawan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from April 4 to April 11, 2004. The competition was the final opportunity for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics (the only other places were already allocated at the 2003 Pan American Games). The top two boxers in each weight division gained a place in the Olympics, with the exception of the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions in which just the winner was entered. Medal winners Qualified Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * * Flyweight (– 51 kg) * * Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * * Featherweight (– 57 kg) * * Lightweight (– 60 kg) * * Light Welterweight (– 64 kg) * * Welterweight (– 69 kg) * * Middleweight (– 75 kg) * * Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * * Heavyweight (– 91 kg) * Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) * See also *Boxing at the 2003 Pan American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most populous city in northern Mexico. It is just south of California and it has a close proximity to the Mexico–United States border which is part of the San Diego–Tijuana metro area. Tijuana is the Largest cities in the Americas, 27th largest city in the Americas and is the westernmost city in Mexico. As of 2024, the population of Tijuana has increased to 2,297,000, reflecting a growth of 1.63% since 2023. The city was List of cities in Mexico, second-largest nationally with 1,810,645 inhabitants. The international metropolitan region was estimated at 5,158,459 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in The Californias, List of the largest metropolitan areas in the Americas, 19th-largest metropolitan area in the Americas, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 12 to March 20, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The top two boxers in each weight division gained a place in the Olympics, with the exception of the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions in which just the winner was entered. Medal winners Qualified Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * * Flyweight (– 51 kg) * * Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * * Featherweight (– 57 kg) * * Lightweight (– 60 kg) * * Light Welterweight (– 64 kg) * * Welterweight (– 69 kg) * * Middleweight (– 75 kg) * * Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * * Heavyweight (– 91 kg) * Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) * See also *Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games *2nd AIBA American 2004 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Nacional, city center had a population of 1,029,110 while its Metropolitan area, the Greater Santo Domingo, had a population of 4,274,651. The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional (D.N.), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Santo Domingo was founded in 1496 by the Spanish Empire and is the oldest continuously inhabited European colonization of the Americas, European settlement in the Americas. It was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World, the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo is the site of the first university, cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress in the New World. The city's Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo), Colonial Zone was declared as a World Herit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2003 Pan American Games
The amateur boxing, Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in the Carlos Teo Cruz Boxing Coliseum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 8 to August 15. It served as a qualification tournament for the Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Medal winners Medal table Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics Light flyweight (–48 kg) * * Flyweight (–51 kg) * * Bantamweight (–54 kg) * * Featherweight (–57 kg) * * Lightweight (–60 kg) * * Light welterweight (–64 kg) * * Welterweight (–69 kg) * * Middleweight (–75 kg) * * Light heavyweight (–81 kg) * * Heavyweight (–91 kg) * Super heavyweight (+91 kg) * Notes See also *Boxing at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games *1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament *2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament *Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics External linksResults [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of Botswana, with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534,842 inhabitants at the 2022 census. Gaborone is situated between Kgale Hill and Oodi Hill, near the confluence of the Notwane River and Segoditshane River in the southeastern corner of Botswana, within from the South African border. The city is served by the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. It is an administrative district in its own right, but is the capital of the surrounding South-East District (Botswana), South-East District. Locals often refer to the city as ''GC or Motse-Mshate''. The city of Gaborone is named after Chief Gaborone of the Tlokwa people, who once controlled land nearby. Because it was not affiliated with any specific indigenous group and was close to fresh water, the city was New town, planned to be the capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
