The Boxing Africa Qualifier for Paris 2024 takes place in the Dakar Arena from 9-15 September with 18 Olympic quota spots at stake.
Since Tokyo 2020, the number of men’s weight classes has been reduced by one to seven with the women’s increased by one to six.
In the Africa qualifier, there is just one men’s quota berth available in each of the seven classes, with two quota spots up for grabs in each women’s weight class in Dakar apart from there being just one in the 75kg division.
This is the second qualifier for Paris after June’s European Games which saw 44 boxers obtain quota places for their National Olympic Committees (NOCs).
For boxers who fail to earn quota spots in Dakar, there will be a further opportunities at the two world qualification tournaments in Busto Arzizio, Italy from 29 February to 12 March and Bangkok, Thailand from 23 May to 3 June.
As NOCs have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games, athletes’ participation at Paris 2024 depend on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation. —Olympics