sport explanatory brochure boxing

Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee

SPORT EXPLANATORY BROCHURE

Boxing

We have made every effort to ensure that the information contained in this brochure is accurate and up-to-date at the time of publication. Noting that this brochure involves so many aspects and changes may occur as the Games is drawing near, delegations are advised to refer to Nanjing 2014 official website, and check with Event Information Center located at YOV and sport information desks located at venues for updates and detailed information not included in this brochure.

About the Sport Explanatory Brochures

The Sport Explanatory Brochures you are reading offer an

introduction to each sport at the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic

Games, Nanjing 2014, as well as providing information on some

other key issues that may be of interest and importance to all

participating teams.

Each Brochure is divided into several topics:

Sport-specific information on subjects such as the competition

format and schedule, training and qualification system.

Key contacts.

All information contained in this Explanatory Brochure was

correct at the time of compilation. However, please note that

certain details may change between our compilation and the

Games. NOCs are advised to check the official website of the

2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing 2014 for updates.

Wish you a pleasant stay in Nanjing!

Contents

1. Key Contacts …………………………………………………………… 1

2. Key Dates & Activities ……………………………………………… 2

3. Events & Quotas ……………………………………………………… 3

4. Qualification System ………………………………………………… 3

5. Qualification timeline ………………………………………………… 6

6. Competition Format …………………………………………………… 6

7. Sport Rules and Procedures ………………………………………… 7

8. Equipment & Uniform ………………………………………………… 9

9. Doping Control ………………………………………………………… 9

10. Competition Venue ………………………………………………… 10

11. Event Schedule ……………………………………………………… 10

12. Games-Time Training ……………………………………………… 11

13. Medals ………………………………………………………………… 12

14. Victory Ceremonies ………………………………………………… 13

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1. Key Contacts

1.1. International Boxing Association (AIBA)

President: Dr. Ching-Kuo WU (Chinese Taipei)

Tel: +41 21 321 2777

Fax: +41 21 321 2772

E-mail: [email protected]

AIBA Headquarters: Maison du Sport International Av. De Rhodanie

54, 1007 Lausanne Switzerland

Website: www.aiba.org

Executive Director: Mr. Ho Kim (Korea)

Tel: +41 21 321 2777

Fax: +41 21 321 2772


AIBA Headquarters: Maison du Sport International Av. De Rhodanie

54, 1007 Lausanne Switzerland

Website: www.aiba.org

1.2. Chinese Boxing Federation (CBF)

President: Mr. Li Qiang

Tel: +86 10 87182960

Fax: +86 10 87182950


Address: No. 2 Tiyuguan Road, Dongcheng District Beijing, China.

100763

Secretary General: Mr. Cui Fuguo

Tel: +86 10 87182958

Fax: +86 10 87182950


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Address: No. 2 Tiyuguan Road, Dongcheng District Beijing, China.

100763

1.3. Event Supervisor

Name: Mr. Thomas Virgets

Email: [email protected]

1.4. Competition Manager

Name: Mr. Yue Yan

Tel: +86 139 1199 0535


1.5. Assistant Competition Manager

Name: Ms. Sun Haiyan

Tel: +86 180 2014 0899


1.6. YOG IF Contact Person

Name: Mr. Patrick DeCaro

Mailing Address: Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

Tel: +41 21 612 05 57

Fax: +41 21 321 27 72


2. Key Dates & Activities

Activities Dates Times (hours) Venues

Technical Meeting August 21, 2014 19:00 YOV

General Weigh-in & Medical Examination

August 22, 2014 07:00--09:00 YOV

Official Draw August 22, 2014 15:00 YOV

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3. Events & Quotas

3.1. Events (13)

MEN (10) WOMEN (3)

Light Fly (46 to 49kg)Fly (52kg)

Bantam (56kg)Light (60kg)

Light Welter (64kg)Welter (69kg)Middle (75kg)

Light Heavy (81kg)Heavy (91kg)

Super Heavy (91+kg)

Fly (48 to 51kg)Light (57 to 60kg)

Middle (69 to 75kg)

3.2. Quotas

CATEGORYQUALIFICATION

PLACESHOST COUNTRY

PLACESUNIVERSALITY

PLACESTOTAL

Men 50 1 9 60

Women 12 1 5 18

TOTAL 62 2 14 78

3.3. NOC Quotas

MAXIMUM QUOTA PER NOC

Men 3*

Women 2*

TOTAL 5

* A maximum of one (1) boxer per NOC is allowed in each weight category

4. Qualification System

4.1. Athletes Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in the Youth Olympic Games, athletes

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must be born between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 1997.

Only boxers who have competed at the AIBA Youth World Boxing

Championships Sofia 2014 (April 10 to April 25, 2014) or in the Youth

Olympic Games qualifying event in Sofia, Bulgaria (April 10 to April 25,

2014) are eligible to compete at the Youth Olympic.

Boxers must satisfy the nationality and medical requirements to

compete, according to the AIBA Technical Rules and AOB Competition

Rules.

4.2. Qualification Pathway

For each qualifying event, the qualification places obtained for the

Youth Olympic Games will be allocated to: Athletes.

4.3. Qualification Event

The only qualifying event is: April 10-25, 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

For women, the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic qualifying event which

will be held at the same time as the AIBA Youth World Boxing

Championships, April 10-25 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

4.4. Men

The first five (5) men boxers from different NOCs in each weight

category will qualify for the YOG.

The allocation of qualification places from the AIBA Youth World

Boxing Championships is limited to a maximum of three (3) boxers per

country/NOC. In the event of one country winning more than three (3)

qualification places at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships,

the country must select three (3) athletes (1 boxer per weight

category) within the given deadline.

The five (5) best placed boxers per weight category from different

NOCs will qualify for the YOG and will be selected on the basis of the

results from the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, according

to the ranking system defined in the table below.

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1st: Gold medalist

2nd: Silver medalist

3rd: Boxer who lost against the gold medalist in the semifinals

4th: Boxer who lost against the silver medalist in the semifinals

5th: Boxer who lost against the gold medalist in the quarterfinals

4.5. Women

The first four (4) women boxers from different NOCs in each weight

category will qualify for the YOG.

The allocation of qualification places from the AIBA Women’s Youth

Olympic Qualifying Event is limited to a maximum of two (2) boxers

per country/NOC. In the event of one country winning more than two

(2) qualification places at the AIBA Women’s Youth Olympic Qualifying

Event, the country must select two (2) boxers (1 boxer per weight

category) within the given deadline.

1st: Gold medalist

2nd: Silver medalist

3rd: Boxer who lost against the gold medalist in the semifinals

4th: Boxer who lost against the silver medalist in the semifinals

4.6. Host Country Representations

Two (2) places (one [1] men boxer and one [1] women boxer) will

be reserved for the host country. The host country must make its

final choice for these two (2) places two (2) weeks before the AIBA

Youth World Boxing Championships and Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic

qualifying event.

4.7. Universality Places

To be eligible to receive Universality Places, athletes must comply

with the eligibility criteria as defined under 4.1 of this document.

Fourteen (14) Universality Places will be allocated to NOCs by the

YOG Tripartite Commission in March 2013 in collaboration with AIBA,

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if the technical level of the athletes allows it.

NOCs which will be awarded Universality Places will have to compete

in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and/or AIBA

Women’s Youth Olympic Qualifying Event to validate the use of their

Universality Places.

The final confirmation of allocation of these 14 Universality Places will

be made to athletes by the YOG Tripartite Commission in June 2014.

5. Qualification timeline

DATES MILESTONES

March 2013 Allocation of Universality Places to NOCs by the YOG Tripartite Commission

April 1, 2013 – June 8, 2014 YOG 2014 qualification period

April 10 to April 25 2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and AIBA Women’s Youth Olympic Qualifying Event

June 2014 Validation of all universality places by the YOG Tripartite Commission

July 8, 2014 Entries deadline by name for all sports

August 16 – 28, 2014 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games – Nanjing 2014

6. Competition Format

6.1. Type of events

● Individual events

6.2. Type of competition

● Direct elimination

6.3. Competition phases

● Preliminaries

● Semifinals

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● Finals

6.4. Participation references

6.4.1. Age categories

Only athletes aged from 17 to 18 on December 31 in the year of the

competition (that is, for the 2014 Games, born between January 1,

1996 and December 31, 1997) may compete.

6.4.2. Participation

● Expected total number of athletes: 60 men / 18 women

● Expected number of boxers: six (6) per weight category

7. Sport Rules and Procedures

7.1. Main differences between the competition format of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games

● Three women's events have been included in the Boxing

programme for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games

● 10 men's weight categories instead of 11

● New AIBA Scoring System will be applied: “Ten Point Must-

System”

7.2. Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games competition format

7.2.1. Expected duration of competitions

● In Men's competition each bout is made up of three rounds; each

round lasts three minutes, with a one minute rest period between the

rounds.

● In Women's competition each bout is made up of four rounds; each

round lasts two minutes, with a one minute rest period between the

rounds.

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● Total bout duration is around 15 minutes

7.2.2. Ties

In the case the total scores awarded by each Judge, including any

deduction, are equal at the end of the Bout, Judges must record in the

Scoring System who in their opinion is the winner of the Bout. They

will only be requested to do so if:

● One (1) of the 2 (two) other Judges also awarded equal scores;

● The two (2) other Judges appointed different winners;

● The two (2) other Judges awarded equal scores.

7.2.3. Protests / Appeals

A protest must be submitted by the Team Manager or the person with

the highest position in the Delegation or Coach of the Boxer no more

than 30 minutes after the completion of the Bout.

A protest during the Finals of a competition must be submitted within

5 minutes of completion of the Bout. The Victory Ceremony will be

postponed until the results of the evaluation are announced.

The protest must be made in writing and handed to the Supervisor

giving clear reasons for the protest and specifying which rules were

violated. The protest must only challenge the performances of the

Referee.

No protest against Judges’ decisions will be accepted.

The protest fee is US$ 500.00. An administrative fee of US$ 150.00

will be deducted from this amount and the remaining amount will be

refunded if the protest is upheld. If the protest is rejected, the entire

fee will not be returned to the party protesting.

The Supervisor has the right to accept or reject the protest. The

Supervisor will inform the parties involved if the protest has been

accepted or not. If the protest is rejected before being reviewed, the

protest fee will be fully refunded.

The evaluation must be conducted by the Supervisor or Deputy

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Supervisors if applicable, Referees’ Evaluator and Judges’ Evaluator

immediately after the session is completed.

The Supervisor or Deputy Supervisors must immediately inform both

Team Managers verbally and thereafter in writing but no later than the

Weigh-In and Medical Examination of the next day.

A video recording of the protested Bout must be used in all AOB

Competitions to analyze the Bout.

Once a decision is taken, it is final and no further review will be

allowed.

7.2.4. References

● AIBA Technical Rules and AOB Competition Rules

8. Equipment & Uniform

Equipment used and uniforms worn by athletes and other participants

at the Youth Olympic Games Boxing competition must comply with

the AIBA Technical Rules and AOB Competition Rules and with the

Bylaw to Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter.

9. Doping Control

The Nanjing 2014 Anti-doping team will plan and implement the

YOG Doping Control Programme in accordance with the World Anti-

Doping Code, IOC Anti-Doping Rules and other related international

standards.

The Doping Control Programme will specify the anti-doping activities

to be conducted during the Games-time, including notification

procedures, sample collection, storage and transport to the laboratory

of China Anti-Doping Agency accredited by WADA.

The Programme is aimed at maintaining the dignity of the Olympic

Movement and protecting athletes' fundamental right to participate

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in clean sports, so as to promote the health, justice and equality of

athletes in sports events.

The test biological specimens, including urine and blood samples,

will be collected from selected athletes from the date of YOV official

opening to the date of the Closing Ceremony of Nanjing 2014 (12

August to 28 August 2014). All samples will be sent to the laboratory

of China Anti-Doping Agency for analysis.

10. Competition Venue

Name Distance to YOV Driving Time Seating Capacity

Nanjing International Expo Centre Hall D (IED)

2km 5min 1,000

11. Event Schedule

11.1. YOG Boxing Program 2014

Dates Session/Time Phase Medal Events

August 23, 2014 (Saturday)

SessionBX01: 14:00-15:30SessionBX01: 16:00-18:00SessionBX02: 19:00-22:00

Preliminaries Men/Women

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August 24, 2014 (Sunday)

SessionBX03: 14:00-15:30SessionBX03: 16:00-18:00 SessionBX04: 19:00-22:00

Preliminaries Men/Women

/

August 25, 2014 (Monday)

SessionBX05: 14:00-15:30SessionBX05: 16:00-18:00 SessionBX06: 19:00-22:00

Ranking Bouts Men/Women

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August 26, 2014 (Tuesday)

SessionBX07: 16:30-18:00 Final Women 3

August 27, 2014 (Wednesday)

SessionBX08: 14:00-18:00 Final Men 10

* The event schedule is subject to change in accordance with the final entries.

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12. Games-Time Training

NYOGOC provides the training opportunity to all NOCs at 14:30-

17:30 from Aug. 12th (the opening of YOV ) to Aug. 15th. All NOCs

should book the venue at Event Information Center of YOV at least 24

hours before. There is Official training from 17th - 27th Aug.

12.1. Training Venues

Names Distance to YOV Driving Time Seating Capacity


2km 5min 1,000

Heavy Category Sports School Boxing Hall (NHB)

19km 35min

12.2. Training Schedule

Training Opportunity

Date: August 12-15

Time: 14:30-17:30

Official Training: Open for all teams

Date: August 17-27, 2014

Time: 8:30-18:00

Length of Session: 90 minutes

12.3. Training opportunity


Date Training opportunity

August 12 14:30-17:30

August 13 14:30-17:30

August 14 14:30-17:30

August 15 14:30-17:30

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12.4. Pre-Competition Training


DatesPre-Competition Training

08:30-10:00 10:15-11:45 14:30-16:00 16:15-17:45

August 17 Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4






12.5. During Competition Training


DatesDuring the Competition Training

08:30-10:00 10:15-11:45 14:30-16:00 16:15-17:45






13. Medals

The top three (3) winners in the finals will each receive a Gold medal,

Silver medal and Bronze medal respectively.

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14. Victory Ceremonies

Victory Ceremonies will be held in accordance with the requirements

of the YOG Event Manual of the IOC.

The Victory Ceremonies will be held following the completion of each

event final on the Field of Play (FOP). Medallists will be invited onto

a podium to receive the medals and the mascots in the sequence of

the bronze, silver, and gold medallists. At the Ceremony, the anthem

of the NOC of the gold medallist will be played; and meanwhile the

flags of the NOC of the medallists will be raised. The Olympic flag and

anthem will be used for the mixed NOC team events.

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