All About Boxing At The Paris 2024 Olympics

Boxing has been a part of the Summer Olympic Games since 1904, and women's boxing was added in 2012 at the London Games. Both women's and men's boxing will return again this year at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Cuba has won the most boxing medals in five out of the last eight Summer Olympic Games, including the 2020 Tokyo Games. Cuban boxers won four out of the eight total gold medals across various weight classes in the men's competition. With just 22 days left for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July, India will aim to surpass their tally of seven medals from the Tokyo Games three years ago. Here's all you need to know about boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The global event will take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris.

The Olympic boxing events will see 248 athletes competing in 13 weight classes. The male pugilists will compete in seven weight classes, while the female boxers are set to contest in six weight divisions. Apart from a greater focus on badminton players, wrestlers, shooters, and the Indian men's hockey team, several Indian boxers will be hoping to attract attention and win Olympic medals for the country. The six-member Indian boxing contingent will take to the mat, hoping to make history at the Paris Olympics 2024. Meanwhile, medal hopes in four divisions (50kg, 54kg, 57kg, and 75kg) in the women's domain will be high. At the Tokyo Olympics, as many as nine Indian athletes (five men and four women) formed the Indian boxing contingent.

Olympic Boxing Venues for the Paris Olympics 2024

The preliminary boxing matches of the Paris Olympics 2024 will be held at the Arena Paris Nord in Villepinte. This venue is the largest modular sports facility in France, with nine halls. The medal rounds (semi-finals and finals) will take place at the Roland Garros Stadium.

Olympic Boxing Schedule for the Paris Olympics 2024

The Olympic boxing events will begin with the Round of 32 contest on July 27, followed by the Round of 16 and the quarter-finals. The semi-finals will take place on August 4, and the finals of several weight classes will start on August 6. The boxing events will conclude on August 10 with the finals of the Men's 57kg, Men's 92kg, Women's 57kg, and Women's 75kg categories.

Indian boxing contingent for the Paris Olympics 2024

A total of six Indian athletes will represent the Indian boxing contingent in the Summer Olympic Games 2024.

Men's: Amit Panghal (51kg), Nishant Dev (71kg)

Women's: Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg)