Tokyo Olympics boxing programme finalised
The boxing programme for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been finalised, with the bouts taking place from July 25 to August 9 next year at the Kokugikan Arena.
Meanwhile, the test event will be staged from October 29-31 this year, while the qualifying round will be held from January to April 2020, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Khunying Patama Leesawastrakul.
On the opening day, three men’s divisions will be fought – welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight – as well as the women’s featherweight, she said.
The IOC had earlier banned the International Boxing Association, the sport’s governing body, from the Tokyo Games, and set up its own organising committee to stage the event.
Khunying Patama also said that this autumn, Japan will start the third-phase sales of Games tickets via the lottery system, instead of offering them on a “first come, first served” basis as previously planned.
The second-phase sales take place on August 18-19, and are open only to those who registered in the first phase. Almost 700,000 additional tickets are available in this stage, comprising mostly of qualifying and first round events.
