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The IOC Executive Board: Some 249 boxers – 125 male and 124 female – will compete in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 as they made it for the mega event from around 2000 participants that took part in the various qualification competitions, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was informed on Thursday.

The Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU) on Thursday reported to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Executive Board (EB) the successful completion of the qualification programme as part of an update on the qualification pathway and the Olympic boxing tournament. The PBU is conducting the event because the IOC has de-recognised the International Boxing Association (IBA) and stripped it of the right to organise competitions at the Olympic Games in Paris.

The IOC Executive Board was also informed that the last quota places were won at the second World Qualifying Tournament that ended in Bangkok, Thailand, earlier this month.