Show  A new boxing qualification system has been set up for the Paris 2024 Olympics which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claims is "less complex" than the one previously approved. The IOC Executive Board has ratified the revised version of the system which will see boxers battle it out for quota spots at continental multi-sport events next year. The Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games, Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games and the delayed Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games are set to be used as qualifiers. Talks are also underway between IOC and Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa officials to make the Accra 2023 African Games a qualification event. Following the continental phase, the IOC plans to stage two world qualification tournaments in 2024 where the remaining quota places will be determined before the Olympics are staged in Paris. The approval of the new system by the IOC comes after it stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of its rights to organise boxing events at Paris 2024. The IOC had confirmed the IBA’s qualification criteria in April only for it to be revised following the decision to take over the running of competitions without the global governing body for the sport. Kit McConnell, the IOC’s sports director, claimed that National Federations, athletes, coaches and technical officials had "raised some concerns" over the previous qualification model. "The new proposal puts boxers first which has always been the goal," said McConnell. "It is a simplified system that gives boxers from all the regions a fully equal and fair opportunity across multi-sport events. "It is less complex than the previous and is based on the regional multi-sport events through 2023 and two final world qualification events in 2024." The IBA, then known as AIBA, had its IOC recognition withdrawn in June 2019 due to concerns over judging and refereeing, financial stability and governance, leading to the IOC Boxing Task Force handling the sport at Tokyo 2020. International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe chaired the Task Force. In June, the IOC agreed to organise the competitions for Paris 2024 - a move which the IBA said it was "deeply disappointed" by. Next year’s European Games are due to be held from June 21 to July 2 before the Asian Games are scheduled to be staged from September 23 to October 8 following their postponement from 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 Pan American Games are planned to be held from October 20 to November 5, while the Pacific Games are set to take place from November 19 to December 2 2023. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - If you didn’t know by now, Bowling Green is home to the number one amateur middleweight boxer in the country. Ebenezer Griffith has slowly worked his way up the ranks in the world of boxing. “I remember the last time we talked, I was telling you guys how I wanted to be ranked number one in the nation how I wanted to put bowling green on the map as far as like a boxing town. And I really feel like you know, we’ve taken big strides in doing that.” But now it’s time for him to take on an even bigger challenge. “The 2024 Paris Olympics is going to be the last Olympics that boxing is part of and boxing is one of the oldest Olympic sports. And so my goal was to be the last ever gold medalist for the United States,” Griffith said. “And in doing so, I’m going to put bowling green on the map, I’m going to put USA boxing on the map. And honestly, I’m gonna put my name, you know, my family name on the map as well.” His trainer, Zhock Mason is doing everything he can to make that dream become a reality. “Helping him get as far you know, as I can possibly help him get to until he carries it the rest away and gets that Olympic gold medal,” Mason said. “Looking forward to experiencing that. And being a part of that.” As he prepares for the Olympics. Griffith has one more stone to step on as he will be participating in the USA boxing national championships in Texas. “It’s a really big deal for me because when I first started boxing, I set a goal that I want it to be, you know, I wanted to represent the US, but I wanted to be on the USA team and I wanted to fight in the Olympics. I wanted to win a gold medal. And now that we’re right on the cusp of achieving that, it’s just you know, it’s a sweet moment because I understand that my dreams are right here in front of me.” I just have to, you know grab them.” Griffith has started a GoFundMe to help pay for his travel expenses. “[It’s a] Full experience is involved traveling, spending a lot of time in long car rides, a lot of hours training,” Mason said. “It’s been like a complete experience. It’s been 360.″ The boxing National Championships will be from December 3rd through the 10th. “They say big time players make big time plays and so I’m excited,” Griffith said. “I’m ready.” If you would like to donate and help Ebenezer with his travel expenses, click on the link below. https://gofund.me/20d6876f Copyright 2022 WBKO. All rights reserved. Will boxing be in the 2024 Olympics?A new boxing qualification system for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 was approved by the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today after a full update on the situation of boxing, including governance issues within the International Boxing Association (IBA).
Where is the 2024 boxing Olympics?Venue in 2024
Approved by the Paris 2024 Board of Directors on 12 July 2022, plans to make North Paris Arena a venue will be submitted to the relevant international federations for approval. North Paris Arena is located in the Villepinte exhibition centre in Seine-Saint-Denis.
Will boxing be in the 2028 Olympics?The sport has not been included on the Olympic programme for 2028 and time is rapidly running out for attempts to reverse that.
Is boxing a part of the Olympics?Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the program at the 1904 Summer Olympics, except for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, because Swedish law banned the sport at the time.
|
