INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION Boxing A. EVENTS (13) Men s Events (9) Women s Events (4) Fly (49-52kg) Bantam (56kg) Light (60kg) Light Welter (64kg) Welter (69kg) Middle (75kg) Light Heavy (81kg) Heavy (91kg) Super Heavy (91+kg) Fly (48 to 51kg) Feather (54 to 57kg) Light (57 to 60kg) Middle (69 to 75kg) B. ATHLETES QUOTA 1. Total Quota for Boxing: Qualification Places Host Country Places Universality Places Total Men 45 2 7 54 Women 24 1 3 28 Total 69 3 10 82 2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC: Quota per NOC Men 3* Women 2* Total 5 * A maximum of one (1) boxer per NOC is allowed in each weight category. 3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places: The quota place is allocated to the athlete(s) by name. C. ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force, including but not limited to, Rule 41 (Nationality of Competitors). Only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may participate in the Youth Olympic Games. Page 1/5
Age To be eligible to participate in the Youth Olympic Games, athletes must have been born between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001. The age of the Boxers will be checked based on the year of birth. Additional IF requirements Only athletes who have competed at AIBA Youth Continental Championships 2018 are eligible to compete at the Youth Olympic Games. Athletes must satisfy the nationality and medical requirements to compete, according to Rule 2: Membership and Eligibility of the AIBA Technical Rules. D. QUALIFICATION PATHWAY QUALIFICATION PLACES MEN Number of Quota Places D.1. 45 Men Qualification Event D.1. AIBA Youth Continental Boxing Championships 2018 45 men quota places will be allocated at the AIBA Youth Continental Boxing Championships. These championships will be an open competition with nine (9) weight categories as mentioned in the below table. The top ranked athlete in each weight category at the respective continental championship will qualify for the YOG. A bronze box-off bout will determine the 3 rd ranked and the 4 th ranked boxer. If an NOC qualifies more than three (3) male athletes at the AIBA Youth Continental Boxing Championships, the NOC must choose a maximum of three (3) athletes in accordance with section B.3. Men Host Country Universality Youth Continental Boxing Championships 2018 places Total Weight Categories Africa America Asia Europe Oceania Fly (49-52kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Bantam (56kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Light (60kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Light Welter (64kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Welter (69kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Middle (75kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Light Heavy (81kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Heavy (91kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Super Heavy (91+kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Total 2 7 9 9 9 9 9 54 Page 2/5
WOMEN Number of Quota Places D. 2. 20 Women Qualification Event D.2. AIBA Women s Youth Continental Boxing Championships 2018 20 women quota places will be allocated at the AIBA Youth Continental Boxing Championships. The top ranked athlete in each weight category at the respective continental championship will qualify for the YOG. D.2. AIBA Women s Youth World Boxing Championships 2017 4 women quota places will be allocated at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2017. The top ranked athlete in each of the four (4) YOG 2018 weight categories will qualify for the YOG at the AIBA Women s Youth World Championships 2017, providing that she meets the age eligibility criteria. If this is not the case, the next best ranked boxer who meets the criteria will qualify. If an NOC qualifies more than two (2) female athletes between the AIBA Youth Continental Boxing Championships 2018 and the AIBA Youth World Championships 2017, the NOC must choose a maximum of two (2) athletes in accordance with section B.3. Women Host Country Universality places Women Youth World Chps 2017 Women Youth Continental Boxing Championships 2018 Total Weight Categories Africa America Asia Europe Oceania Fly (48 to 51kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Feather (54 to 57kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Light (57 to 60kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Middle (69 to 75kg) 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Total 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 28 HOST COUNTRY PLACES The host country will automatically qualify two (2) male and one (1) female athletes on the condition that athletes meet the eligibility requirements described in section C. UNIVERSALITY PLACES Seven (7) male Universality places and three (3) female Universality places will be made available to eligible NOCs at the YOG 2018, subject to the athletes meeting the eligibility requirements described in section C. The International Olympic Committee will invite all eligible NOCs to submit their requests for Universality Page 3/5
Places (date TBC). The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, the allocation of invitation places to the relevant NOCs, in collaboration with AIBA, in March of 2017. The final confirmation of allocation of these 10 Universality Places will be made to athletes by the YOG Tripartite Commission on July 15, 2018, after the conclusion of all Continental Championships. E. CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES CONFIRMATION OF QUALIFICATION PLACES AIBA will confirm all NOCs qualification places (from D.1 and D.2) immediately after the last Youth Continental Boxing Championships (June, 2018). AIBA shall publish the list of NOCs qualification places once the NOCs have confirmed their selection after every Youth Continental Boxing Championships on the respective website of each championship. NOCs including those which have qualified more than three (3) male and/or two (2) female athletes will then have up to two (2) weeks to confirm the athletes they have selected (three (3) men and/or two (2) women, 1 boxer per weight category) in writing to AIBA and the BAYOGOC. CONFIRMATION OF HOST COUNTRY PLACES The host country must confirm in writing to AIBA and BAYAGOC within two (2) weeks after the American Youth Continental Boxing Championships 2018 the use of its Host Country places, specifying the chosen weight categories. F. REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACES REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUALIFICATION PLACES If an allocated quota place is not confirmed by the NOC prior to the communicated deadline or is declined by the NOC, this quota place will be reallocated to the next best-ranked athlete from the NOC who is not yet qualified in the respective weight category at the respective Youth Continental Boxing Championships, considering the maximum quota per NOC in Section B.2. If a quota place from a continental championship cannot be reallocated to the next best ranked boxer because of a lack of participants in the weight category, then the quota will be reallocated to the Universality quota places pool. REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES Any unused host country places will be reallocated to the Universality quota places pool. Page 4/5
REALLOCATION OF UNUSED UNIVERSALITY PLACES Any unused Universality Place, including those returned after the final allocation by the YOG Tripartite Commission, will be reallocated to the next best ranked athlete from the Youth Continental Boxing Championships 2018, respecting the maximum quota per NOC in Section B.2, according to the following priority order: 1. Europe 2. Asia 3. America 4. Africa 5. Oceania Depending on the number of quota places returned, each continent will be eligible for one (1) reallocated universality place. In the case that the number of places returned is greater than five (5), the same priority order will be followed until all places are reallocated. G. QUALIFICATION TIMELINE Date Milestone March, 2017 Validation of final allocation of Universality Places by the YOG Tripartite Commission 1 April, 2017 24 July, 2018 YOG 2018 qualification period November, 2017 AIBA Women's Youth World Championships (location TBC) 1 February 15 June, 2018 European Youth Continental Boxing Championships (location TBC) 1 February 15 June, 2018 American Youth Continental Boxing Championships (location TBC) 1 February 15 June, 2018 Oceania Youth Continental Boxing Championships (location TBC) 1 February 15 June, 2018 Asian Youth Continental Boxing Championships (location TBC) 1 February 15 June, 2018 African Youth Continental Boxing Championships (location TBC) 1 15 July, 2018 Host Country to confirm the participation of athletes within 1 week after the conclusion of each Championship within two weeks from the date of notification AIBA to inform NOCs of their allocated quota places NOCs to confirm the use of allocated quota places to AIBA and BAYOGOC TBC AIBA to reallocate all unused quota places and NOCs to confirm within a maximum of 24 hours 23 August, 2018 Entries deadline by name for all sports 1-12 October, 2018 3 rd Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 Page 5/5