Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers. The 2008 games were the last Olympic boxing competition to exclude women, as the International Olympic Committee approved the introduction of female boxing events for the 2012 London Olympics. The other is baseball. Like other Olympic combat sports, two bronze medals are awarded; in the case of boxing, both losing semi-finalists receive a bronze medal, with no further play-off. As a result, the quarter-final essentially equates to a bronze medal match, a semi-final to a silver medal match, and the final to a gold medal match. 44 medals are therefore available, 22 of which are bronze medals. Medal table
Medal summaryEvents
Qualifying criteriaA National Olympic Committee (NOC) were entitled to enter up to 1 athlete in each event. Nine places were reserved for the host nation, from which it would choose 6 places maximum, while the remaining places would be allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. For each athlete from the host NOC who qualified through the AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships, the host nation lost a guaranteed place. Qualification events were:
The quota awarded to each of the continents is as follows:
* Two additional places will be awarded by Tripartite Invitation Commission, so the athlete quota will be 286 Participating nations
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