The 2023

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were held in

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, Uzbekistan, from 30 April to 14 May 2023. Athletes from all five continents took part in the championship and competed for medals in 13 weight categories, which were approved by the Board of Directors of the

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(IBA) in July 2021.

Prize money

Gold medallists received $200,000, with silver medallists receiving the previous champion's purse of $100,000 and bronze medallists taking home $50,000. Prize money was introduced for the 2021 Men's World Championships and 2022 Women's World Championships as an incentive for boxers to be rewarded at the highest level of the amateur sport.

Qualification System for Paris 2024

In June 2022, the

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(IOC) stripped IBA's rights to run and organize the tournament due to "continuing irregularity issues in the areas of finance, governance, ethics, refereeing, and judging". Hence, the IOC executive board established and ratified a new qualification system for Paris 2024 that would witness the boxers obtain the quota spots through the continental multisport events, reducing the complexity of the process. The qualification period commences at five regional multisport events in the middle of the 2023 season (

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, Ghana;

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, China;

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in Poland;

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, Solomon Islands; and the

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, Chile), set to be served as continental qualifying meets, where a total of 139 spots will be assigned to a specific number of highest-ranked boxers in each weight category. For these reasons, this tournament does not give a quota for the Olympic Games.

Schedule

''All times are local (

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)''.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Participating nations

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Controversies

Boycott due to participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus

Ignoring Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent recommendations of the International Olympic Committee to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing under their national flags and for the anthems to be played, the International Boxing Association under the leadership of Russian

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allowed them to compete with no restrictions. In the aftermath, 19 countries (21 national federations) decided to boycott the championship over IBA's decision. The nations that boycotted the tournament were: * * * * * * * ** ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * *

Kosovo's non-participation

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did not attend in protest at the Uzbekistani authorities' request to issue a visa to enter the country and to ban the use of the

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and

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Host country attitude

''"Uzbekistan is a country that adheres to international sports norms and supports the principle of sports being free from politics."'' Shohid Tillaboev Secretary General of

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Notes

References

External links

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