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Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics
The boxing tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 24 July to 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. Thirteen events were staged, the same number as in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016. However, for the first time since the London Games, the programme has been updated, with the number of men's events reduced by two and the number of women's events increased by the same number. On 22 May 2019, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) had been stripped of the right to organise the tournament, due to "issues in the areas of finance, governance, ethics and refereeing and judging". Boxing was instead organised by an ad-hoc task force led by Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation. Competition format On March 23, 2013, the AIBA instituted significant changes to the format. The World Series of Boxing, AIBA's pro team league which started in 2010, already e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
, also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, is the name bestowed to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo. The first ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' opened its doors in 1909 and was located on the premises of the Ekōin temple in Ryōgoku, Tokyo. Although no sumo bouts were held after 1945, following the capitulation of Japan and the requisition of the building by the occupying forces, the building itself remained active until 1983, being notably used by the Nihon University. The second ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' is currently located in the Yokoami neighborhood of Sumida next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It opened in 1985, following the closure of the Kuramae Kokugikan, and is still in use today. The first Ryōgoku Kokugikan History The growing popularity of Sumo during the Meiji period led to the building of the original Kokugikan in Ryōgoku. Until then, Sumo bouts were performed in temples precincts and depended on the weather. In March 1906, the 22nd Imperial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Welterweight
The women's welterweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 24 July and 7 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. There were 18 boxers from 18 nations in the competition. Reigning welterweight 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Welterweight, World Champion Busenaz Sürmeneli of Turkey won the gold medal. Background This competition marked the debut appearance of the women's welterweight event. The previous women's tournaments in 2012 and 2016 skipped directly from lightweight (57–60 kg) to middleweight (69–75 kg). Welterweight fills some of that gap, at 64–69 kg. Qualification 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 places at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. * 4 places at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. * 5 places at the 2020 Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Lightweight
The women's lightweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 27 July and 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 20 boxers from 20 nations competed. Kellie Harrington from Ireland won the gold medal, after defeating Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira in the final. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers: Sudaporn Seesondee from Thailand and Mira Potkonen from Finland. The medals for the competition were presented by Sari Essayah, Finland; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Willi Kaltschmitt Luján, Guatemala; BTF Member. Background This was the 3rd appearance of the women's lightweight event. The event had been held every Summer Games since the introduction of women's boxing in 2012. It had been at the 57–60 kg range each appearance. Reigning World Champion Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil qualified for the Games. The reigning Olympic champion, Estelle Mossely of France, turned professional and did not attempt to qualify. Qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Featherweight
The women's featherweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 3 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 20 boxers from 20 nations are expected to compete. Background This will be the debut appearance of the women's featherweight event. The previous women's tournaments in 2012 and 2016 skipped directly from flyweight (48–51 kg) to lightweight (57–60 kg). Featherweight, at 54–57 kg, fills some of that gap. Reigning World Champion winner Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines has qualified for the Games. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 20 quota places available for the women's featherweight, allocated as follows: * 2 places at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament * 4 places at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament * 6 places at the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Flyweight
The women's flyweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 25 July and 7 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 26 boxers from 26 nations competed. Background This was the 3rd appearance of the women's flyweight event. The event has been held every Summer Games since the introduction of women's boxing in 2012. It has been at the 48–51 kg range each appearance. Reigning 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships, World Champion Liliya Aetbaeva of Russia had not qualified for the Games, but bantamweight World Champion Huang Hsiao-wen had dropped down to this weight class and qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, Nicola Adams of Great Britain, turned professional and did not attempt to qualify. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 25 quota places available for the women's flyweight, allocated as follows: * 3 places at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Super Heavyweight
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World. In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of these variants are the bare-knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Humans have engaged in hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Heavyweight
The men's heavyweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place between 24 July and 6 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 17 boxers from 17 nations are expected to compete. The medals for the competition were presented by His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Hussein, IOC Executive Board Member, Jordan, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by William Frederick Blick, BTF Member; Uganda. Background This will be the 26th appearance of the men's heavyweight event. The event has been held at every Olympic boxing tournament (boxing was not held in 1896, 1900, and 1912). Heavyweight was the unlimited weight class from 1904 to 1980, but since 1984 has been limited to 81–91 kg (which remains unchanged in 2020) with the introduction of the super heavyweight class. Reigning World Champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov of Russia has qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, Evgeny Tishchenko also of Russia, turned professional and did not attemp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Light Heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 25 July and 4 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed. Background This was the 24th appearance of the men's light heavyweight event. The event was not held in 1904 or 1908, but has been on the Olympic programme at every Summer Games since being introduced in 1920 (that is, excluding 1912) since. The light heavyweight class is the class with the longest history at one weight range; it has been at the 75–81 kg range since the 1952 Games. Reigning 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships, World Champion Bekzad Nurdauletov of Kazakhstan had qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, Julio César La Cruz, had moved up to the heavyweight class for the 2020 Games. The 2016 Olympic champion in middleweight, Arlen López (also of Cuba), had moved up to light heavyweight and was competing in Tokyo. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Middleweight
The men's middleweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place between 26 July and 7 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 25 boxers from 25 nations are expected to compete. The medals for the competition were presented by Sergey Bubka, List of members of the International Olympic Committee, IOC Member, Ukraine; Olympian, Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, Gold Medalist, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Willi Kaltschmitt Luján, Boxing Task Force, BTF Member; Guatemala. Background This will be the 26th appearance of the men's middleweight event. The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904 and has been held at every Games with boxing (that is, excluding 1912) since. The middleweight class remains at the 69–75 kg range it has used since the 2004 Games. Reigning 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships, World Champion Gleb Bakshi of Russia has qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Welterweight
The men's welterweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 24 July and 3 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 23 boxers from 23 nations are expected to compete. Background This will be the 25th appearance of the men's welterweight event. The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904, was not held in 1908, and has been held at every Games with boxing (that is, excluding 1912) since, beginning with 1920. The maximum weight for the welterweight class has been 69 kg since 2004 and remains there for 2020; the removal of the light-welterweight class moves the lower bound of welterweight from 64 kg to 63 kg. Three-time Olympian, 2012 bronze medalist and reigning 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships, World Champion Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia has qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan, turned professional and did not attempt to qualify. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Lightweight
The men's lightweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place between 25 July and 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 29 boxers from 29 nations are expected to compete. The medals for the competition were presented by William Frederick Blick, Uganda; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Willi Kaltschmitt Luján, Guatemala; BTF Member. Background This will be the 26th appearance of the men's lightweight event. The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904 and has been held at every Games with boxing (that is, excluding 1912) since. The maximum weight for the lightweight class had been 60 kg since 1952; for 2020, with the removal of the light-welterweight class, the lightweight class expands from 56–60 kg to 57–63 kg. Reigning World Champion Andy Cruz of Cuba has qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, Robson Conceição of Brazil, turned professional and did not attempt to qualify. Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
