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RIF:
02
AIBA
Press Release
First
African Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Day 1
January
23,
2008
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The opening ceremony and the first day of action at the 1st African
Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Algiers
,
Algeria
saw seven boxers advance in the preliminary round on Wednesday in the
Harcha Hall.
A
total of 96 boxers from 21 countries are participating in the first of
two qualifying tournaments in Africa - the second is to be held in
Windhoek
,
Namibia
from March 22-31 - with the crème de la crème of African boxing
striving to secure one of the 29 Olympic spots up for grabs at each of
the qualifying tournaments.
The
opening ceremony at the Harcha Hall took place at 17.00 (local time)
followed by the first 14 preliminary bouts.
Day
One Results
The
preliminary rounds will take place over four days before the semifinals
on January 27-28 and the bronze medal contests on January 29. The gold
medal bouts will take place on January 31 following a rest day.
For more info visit www.aiba.org
Olympic
Qualification Vacancies -
AFRICA
: Total number of vacancies: 58
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Weight
in kg
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1st
Qualifying Tournament
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2nd
Qualifying Tournament
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Light
Flyweight
Up
to 48kg
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Flyweight
Over 48 to 51kg
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Bantamweight
Over 51 to 54kg
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Featherweight
Over 54 to 57kg
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Lightweight
Over 57 to 60kg
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
|
Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Light
Welterweight
Over
60 to 64kg
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Welterweight
Over 64 to 69kg
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Middleweight
Over 69 to 75kg
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Gold,
Silver
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Light
Heavyweight
Over
75 to 81kg
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Gold,
Silver
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Gold,
Silver, Bronze
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Heavyweight
Over 81 to 91kg
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Gold,
Silver
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Gold
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Super
heavyweight
+91kg
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Gold
|
Gold,
Silver
|
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Total
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29
Places
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29
Places
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