1. sports
2. boxing

TO:
AIBA National Member Federations
DATE:
April 30, 2015
SUBJECT:
Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualification System and Boxers’ Eligibility
Dear Presidents and Secretaries General,
As the 1st Olympic Qualification process via the WSB Season 5 Regular Season has just
been completed, we are now pleased to inform you of the following key decisions relating to
AIBA boxers’ eligibility for further Qualification Events as follows:
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The names of the 17 WSB boxers who qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as of
April 28 have been communicated to each NOC. These boxers will also be allowed to
participate in their respective Continental Championships, Continental Multi-Sports
Games and further to the AIBA World Boxing Championships.
All 20 APB boxers who will qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in July – September
will also be allowed to participate at their respective Continental Championships,
Continental Multi-Sports Games and further to the AIBA World Boxing Championships.
In addition, National Federations will also be allowed to send other non-qualified boxers
in the same weight categories for their respective Continental Championships,
Continental Multi-Sports Games and further to the AIBA World Boxing Championships.
All these boxers will have to be confirmed by their National Olympic Committee no later
than December 4, after the AIBA World Boxing Championships, based on the policy
“Only one boxer will be qualified in each weight category per country”. AIBA will send a
letter to each NOC to request its final confirmation immediately after the AIBA World
Boxing Championships.
Last but not least, the boxers who have been confirmed by their NOCs by December 4
will NOT be able to participate in any other Olympic Qualification event to be held in
2016.
You will find below exact timelines for the entire Qualification System, this for your
reference.
Please contact the AIBA Sport department at sport@aiba.org if you have any further
question on this matter.
Sincerely yours
Ho Kim
AIBA Executive Director
cc:
Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA President
Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualification Timelines
Date
Milestones
April 25, 2015
Completion of WSB Individual Ranking via 2015 Regular Season
April 2015
AIBA to inform NOCs of their allocated quota places from the WSB Individual
Ranking, not requesting their confirmation(s)
September 18 – 19, 2015
APB World Ranking Cycle I in 2015
October 5 – 18, 2015
AIBA World Boxing Championships Doha 2015 (Qatar)
October 15, 2015
IOC to contact all NOCs eligible to apply for Tripartite Commission Invitation
Places
October 23 – November
20, 2015
By December 4, 2015 at
the latest
January 15, 2016
AIBA to inform each NOC with the list of qualified boxer(s) requesting its
confirmation(s)
NOCs to confirm their use of allocated quota places from the AIBA World
Boxing Championships, WSB Individual Ranking or APB World Ranking to
AIBA (within 2 weeks)
Deadline for NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite Commission Invitation
Places
February 1 – 14, 2016
AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Astana 2016 (Kazakhstan)
March 8 – 20, 2016
AIBA American Continental Olympic Qualifying Competition for Men and
Women (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
March 9 – 20, 2016
AIBA African Continental Olympic Qualifying Competition for Men and Women
(Yaoundé, Cameroon)
March 23 – April 3, 2016
AIBA Asian & Oceania Continental Olympic Qualifying Competition for Men
and Women (Qian’an, China)
April 20 – May 1, 2016
AIBA European Continental Olympic Qualifying Competition for Men and
Women (Istanbul, Turkey)
May 13 – 22, 2016
APB / WSB Olympic Qualifying Event (Sofia, Bulgaria)
June 7 – 19, 2016
Final AOB World Olympic Qualifying Event (Baku, Azerbaijan)
In relation to the end of
the qualification period
for each sport
The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, the allocation of Invitation
Places to NOCs
July 18, 2016
Rio 2016 sport entries deadline (by NOCs)