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Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions

January 1, 2021

AIBA was stripped of Olympic boxing governance for the first time, with an IOC-appointed task force running the 2020 Tokyo tournament.

Quick Facts

Year
2021
Category
sports

Key Facts

Dates
24 July – 8 August 2021
Venue
Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Total events staged
13 events
Men's events change
Reduced by 2 from previous Games
Women's events change
Increased by 2 from previous Games
AIBA stripped of rights
22 May 2019 IOC announcement

By the Numbers

24
Dates
13events
Total events staged
2
Men's events change
2
Women's events change

Location

Map of Tokyo, JapanMap of Tokyo, JapanTokyo, Japan

Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

The International Olympic Committee determined that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) had serious deficiencies in finance, governance, ethics, and refereeing and judging, leading to its removal as the organising body for Olympic boxing on 22 May 2019. This was an unprecedented governance action taken ahead of a scheduled Olympic cycle.

Event

Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo from 24 July to 8 August 2021. Thirteen events were contested, managed not by AIBA but by an ad-hoc task force led by Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation. The programme was also updated, redistributing two events from men's to women's competition.

Consequence

The tournament marked the first programme update since the 2012 London Games, expanding women's boxing representation at the Olympics. The governance crisis also raised long-term questions about AIBA's role in future Olympic cycles and the sustainability of boxing's place in the Olympic programme.

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