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AIBA
Press Release
Africa
- 21 Olympic spots confirmed
Asia
– Fourth day of prelims completed
1st
AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Tournament page
28/01 (Day
Six) Results
1st
AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament page
28/01 (Day
Four) Results
29/01 (Day
Five) Schedule
January 28, 2008 - A total of 21 boxers from eight countries have
confirmed their places at the 2008 Olympic Games in
China
following the completion of the semifinal bouts at the 1st AIBA African
Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Algiers
,
Algeria
on Monday.
Following Sunday's initial semifinals where 11 boxers booked their
tickets, 10 more joined them on the plane following a blue-ribbon day
for
Morocco
who had qualified four boxers in addition to one on Sunday.
Pic:
Action from the 1st Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Bangkok
,
Thailand
With the finalists in the 51kg, 57kg, 64kg, 75kg and 91kg divisions all
booking a ticket to Beijing, Morocco made it four from four with
Abdelillah Nhaila, Mahdi Ouatine, 2006 Junior World Championship bronze
medallist Driss Moussaid and Mohamed Arjaoui all successful in the 51kg,
57kg, 64kg and 91kg classes respectively.
Moussaid's 22:21 win over Hastings Bawalya was the bout of the day, just
clinching victory on the final bell.
African
Olympic Qualifiers
Total Boxers: 21
Total Countries: 8
Algeria
: 6 boxers
Morocco
: 5
Tunisia
: 4
Egypt
: 2
Ghana
,
Kenya
,
Namibia
,
Cameroon
: 1
Tuesday's
seven bronze medal bouts will offer 14 more boxers another opportunity
to qualify for
Beijing
before Friday's +91kg class offers the final ticket at this event.
Meanwhile,
the 1st AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament completed its fourth
day of preliminary round action in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday with
three countries remaining unbeaten - hosts Thailand (five wins),
China
(four) and Kuwait (one).
The
preliminary round continues until Wednesday before Friday's semifinals,
which will put the first qualifying spots on offer.
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