Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Boxing at the Games of the Olympiad
Venue	Arena Paris Nord (prelims phase) Roland Garros Stadium (final phase)
Dates	27 July – 10 August 2024
No. of events	13 (7 men, 6 women)
Competitors	248 from 68 nations
← 2020

Boxing was a big part of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The exciting matches happened from July 27 to August 10. Early boxing rounds took place at Arena Paris Nord. The final fights, where medals were won, were held at the famous Roland Garros Stadium.

The boxing program in Paris had 13 different weight classes, just like the last three Olympics. To make things fair for both boys and girls, the number of events was changed. There were 7 weight classes for men and 6 for women. This was different from the last Olympics, which had 8 for men and 5 for women.

In 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided that the International Boxing Association (IBA) could not organize the Olympic boxing event. This was because of problems with how the IBA was run. So, the IOC created a new way for boxers to qualify for the Paris 2024 Games. Boxers earned their spots by doing well in big sports events across different continents. These included the Asian Games, European Games, Pan American Games, African Games, and Pacific Games.

Uzbekistan won the most boxing medals, taking home five gold medals, all in men's events. China came in second with three gold medals, all won by women.

What were the Boxing Weight Classes?

The 2024 Paris Olympics made some changes to the boxing weight classes. This was done to make sure there was more equality between men and women athletes. One men's weight class, the Middleweight division, was removed. This meant men competed in seven weight classes instead of eight.

For women, a new Bantamweight category was added. This increased the women's weight classes from five to six.

Here are the seven weight classes for male boxers:

• Flyweight (51 kg)
• Featherweight (57 kg)
• Lightweight (63.5 kg)
• Welterweight (71 kg)
• Light heavyweight (80 kg)
• Heavyweight (92 kg)
• Super heavyweight (+92 kg)

Here are the six weight classes for female boxers:

• Flyweight (50 kg)
• Bantamweight (54 kg)
• Featherweight (57 kg)
• Lightweight (60 kg)
• Welterweight (66 kg)
• Middleweight (75 kg)

How Did Boxers Qualify?

A total of 248 boxers earned a spot in Paris 2024. This was about 40 fewer boxers than at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The spots were split equally between men and women. Each country could only send one boxer for each weight class.

France, as the host country, automatically got six spots. These were split evenly between men and women. Also, nine spots were given to countries that needed extra help to send their athletes. This is called the Universality principle.

Boxers started qualifying at five big regional sports events. These events were held in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific, and the Americas. A total of 139 spots were given out at these events to the top-ranked boxers. After these regional events, the remaining spots were decided at two world qualification tournaments. The IOC organized these tournaments in early 2024. The best boxers at these events also earned their places in the Olympics.

When Were the Boxing Matches?

Which Countries Competed?

A total of 248 boxers from 68 countries (National Olympic Committees or NOCs) took part in the competition.

Who Won the Medals?

Medal Table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Uzbekistan	5	0	0	5
2	China	3	2	0	5
3	Chinese Taipei	1	0	2	3
4	Cuba	1	0	1	2
5	Algeria	1	0	0	1
	Ireland	1	0	0	1
	Ukraine	1	0	0	1
8	France*	0	2	1	3
	Turkey	0	2	1	3
10	Kazakhstan	0	1	1	2
	Spain	0	1	1	2
12	Azerbaijan	0	1	0	1
	Kyrgyzstan	0	1	0	1
	Mexico	0	1	0	1
	Panama	0	1	0	1
	Poland	0	1	0	1
17	Australia	0	0	2	2
	Dominican Republic	0	0	2	2
	Philippines	0	0	2	2
20	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Cape Verde	0	0	1	1
	Georgia	0	0	1	1
	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
	Refugee Olympic Team	0	0	1	1
	South Korea	0	0	1	1
	Tajikistan	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Totals (32 entries)		13	13	26	52

Men's Medal Winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Flyweight (51 kg) details	Hasanboy Dusmatov  Uzbekistan	Billal Bennama  France	Junior Alcántara  Dominican Republic
			Daniel Varela de Pina  Cape Verde
Featherweight (57 kg) details	Abdumalik Khalokov  Uzbekistan	Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu  Kyrgyzstan	Charlie Senior  Australia
			Javier Ibáñez  Bulgaria
Lightweight (63.5) kg details	Erislandy Álvarez  Cuba	Sofiane Oumiha  France	Wyatt Sanford  Canada
			Lasha Guruli  Georgia
Welterweight (71 kg) details	Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev  Uzbekistan	Marco Verde  Mexico	Omari Jones  United States
			Lewis Richardson  Great Britain
Light heavyweight (80 kg) details	Oleksandr Khyzhniak  Ukraine	Nurbek Oralbay  Kazakhstan	Cristian Pinales  Dominican Republic
			Arlen López  Cuba
Heavyweight (92 kg) details	Lazizbek Mullojonov  Uzbekistan	Loren Alfonso  Azerbaijan	Enmanuel Reyes  Spain
			Davlat Boltaev  Tajikistan
Super heavyweight (+92 kg) details	Bakhodir Jalolov  Uzbekistan	Ayoub Ghadfa  Spain	Nelvie Tiafack  Germany
			Djamili-Dini Aboudou Moindze  France

Women's Medal Winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Flyweight (50 kg) details	Wu Yu  China	Buse Naz Çakıroğlu  Turkey	Nazym Kyzaibay  Kazakhstan
			Aira Villegas  Philippines
Bantamweight (54 kg) details	Chang Yuan  China	Hatice Akbaş  Turkey	Pang Chol-mi  North Korea
			Im Ae-ji  South Korea
Featherweight (57 kg) details	Lin Yu-ting  Chinese Taipei	Julia Szeremeta  Poland	Esra Yıldız  Turkey
			Nesthy Petecio  Philippines
Lightweight (60 kg) details	Kellie Harrington  Ireland	Yang Wenlu  China	Wu Shih-yi  Chinese Taipei
			Beatriz Ferreira  Brazil
Welterweight (66 kg) details	Imane Khelif  Algeria	Yang Liu  China	Janjaem Suwannapheng  Thailand
			Chen Nien-chin  Chinese Taipei
Middleweight (75 kg) details	Li Qian  China	Atheyna Bylon  Panama	Caitlin Parker  Australia
			Cindy Ngamba  Refugee Olympic Team

See also

In Spanish: Boxeo en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 para niños

• Boxing at the 2022 Asian Games
• Boxing at the 2023 European Games
• Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games