Boxing IOC African Olympic Games Qualifier 2020

[Olympian1010 7,470]

@JoshMartini007 does positioning here matter for the final world qualifier? (For those who don’t qualify)

[dcro 10,179]

1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said:

 

Yeah, this is going to be their smallest boxing team since 1956 (where they had none). This is ignoring the 1980 games which they boycotted fully.

 

They also boycotted in 1956. Amsterdam 1928 appears to be the last edition where Egypt failed to send any boxers.

[JoshMartini007 2,201]

4 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

They also boycotted in 1956. Amsterdam 1928 appears to be the last edition where Egypt failed to send any boxers.

 

Forgot they only competed in Sweden in equestrian.

 

Funny enough due to joining the African boycott late in 1976 three of their boxers got to compete in their opening matches before Egypt withdrew.

[dcro 10,179]

qualified in women's featherweight.

 

qualified in women's welterweight.

[Olympian1010 7,470]

Yay Botswana!  

[dcro 10,179]

qualified in women's middleweight as well. qualified in men's flyweight.

[dcro 10,179]

I'm afraid DR Congo will not qualify anyone out of the 4 they have in semis.

[phelps 6,770]

they might have stripped those cheaters of AIBA of the boxing operations, but not much has changed in terms of poor judging...

 

just tuned in and saw the men's Lightweights semifinal between NAM and MAR...3 judges gave the bout to the Namibian by a score of 30-27, the remaining 2 gave the same 30-27 score to the Moroccan...

 

basically those 5 people didn't watch the same match...those who scored the bout in favour of the Moroccan just did it because of "politics"...

 

even Colin's win in the other semifinal wasn't scored unanimously...WTF???

[phelps 6,770]

by the way, Namibia & Mauritius have earned their Olympic spot in the men's Lightweights (-63kg)...

[Laraja 1,363]

First athlete from Mauritius if I'm not mistaken