2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

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2023 IBA Women's
World Boxing Championships
2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.png
Venue K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall
Location New Delhi, India
Dates15–26 March
Competitors324 from 65 nations
Total prize money$2.4 million
  2022
2025  

The 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships were the 13th edition of the championships, held in New Delhi, India from 15 to 26 March 2023. [1] [2] India topped the medal tally for the first time after 2006.

Contents

Medal winners were awarded prize money; gold medallists earn $100,000, silver medallists $50,000, and bronze medallists $25,000. The overall prize fund was $2.4 million.

This event was boycotted by multiple nations due to participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Qualification System for Paris 2024

In June 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred the International Boxing Association's (IBA) rights to run and organize the tournament due to "continuing irregularity issues in the areas of finance, governance, ethics, refereeing, and judging". [3] Hence, the IOC executive board established and ratified a new qualification system for Paris 2024 that would witness the boxers obtain the quota spots through the continental multisport events, reducing the complexity of the process. The qualification period commences at five regional multisport events in the middle of the 2023 season (2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana; 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China; 2023 European Games in Poland; 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands; and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile), set to be served as continental qualifying meets, where a total of 139 spots will be assigned to a specific number of highest-ranked boxers in each weight category. For these reasons, this tournament does not give a quota for the Olympic Games. [4] [5]

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+5:30). [6] [7]

DateTimePhase
16–21 March14:00Preliminaries
18:00
22 March14:00Quarterfinals
18:00
23 March18:00Semifinals
25–26 March18:00Finals

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (India)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of India.svg  India*4004
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3137
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1113
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1102
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1012
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1012
7Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1001
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0246
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0224
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0213
11Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0112
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0112
13Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0101
14Flag of France.svg  France 0033
15Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0011
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0011
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0011
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0011
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0011
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0011
Totals (20 entries)12122448

Medal events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Minimumweight
details
Nitu Ghanghas
Flag of India.svg  India
Lutsaikhany Altantsetseg
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Alua Balkibekova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Yasmine Moutaqui
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Light flyweight
details
Nikhat Zareen
Flag of India.svg  India
Nguyễn Thị Tâm
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Ingrit Valencia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Wassila Lkhadiri
Flag of France.svg  France
Flyweight
details
Wu Yu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sirine Charaabi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Yuliya Apanasovich
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Rinka Kinoshita  [ ja ]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bantamweight
details
Huang Hsiao-wen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Yeni Arias
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Jutamas Jitpong
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Möngöntsetsegiin Enkhjargal
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Featherweight
details
Irma Testa
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Karina Ibragimova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Amina Zidani
Flag of France.svg  France
Svetlana Staneva [a]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Lightweight
details
Beatriz Ferreira
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Angie Valdés
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Oh Yeon-ji
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Yang Wenlu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Light welterweight
details
Yang Chengyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Nataliya Sychugova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Camila Camilo
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Fatia Benmessahel
Flag of France.svg  France
Welterweight
details
Yang Liu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Janjaem Suwannapheng [b]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Navbakhor Khamidova [b]
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Nadezhda Ryabets
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Light middleweight
details
Anastasiia Demurchian
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Kaye Scott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Zhou Pan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bárbara Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Middleweight
details
Lovlina Borgohain
Flag of India.svg  India
Caitlin Parker
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Li Qian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Valentina Khalzova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Light heavyweight
details
Saweety Boora
Flag of India.svg  India
Wang Lina
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Emma-Sue Greentree
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Fariza Sholtay
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Heavyweight
details
Khadija El-Mardi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Lazzat Kungeibayeva
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Diana Pyatak
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Aynur Rzayeva
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan

Participating nations

The following nations participate with total participation entries of 324: [10]

Controversies

Boycott due to participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus

Ignoring Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent recommendations of the International Olympic Committee to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing under their national flags and for the anthems to be played, [15] the International Boxing Association under the leadership of Russian Umar Kremlev allowed them to compete with no restrictions. In the aftermath, 17 countries (19 national federations) decided to boycott the championship over IBA's decision. [16] [17] [18] [19]

The nations that boycotted the tournament were:

Alleged discrimination of Kosovo boxer

Kosovo withdrew its competitors from the championship as a result of alleged discrimination by the Indian authorities. Despite the Kosovo Boxing Federation being a full member of the IBA, [21] local organisers decided to ban the use of the flag and national anthem of Kosovo at the championship, including in medal ceremonies and on team uniforms for political reasons. [22] Kosovo's sole entrant, 2022 bronze medalist Donjeta Sadiku, also encountered problems in obtaining a visa to enter India for the competition. Sadiku was previously denied entry to India in 2017 for the Youth Women's World Championships and 2018 for the Women's World Championships. [23] Kosovo's president Vjosa Osmani described the treatment of athletes from her country as a "blatant violation of int'l sporting standards" and urged the organisers to reconsider their decision. [24] The IBA's media communications team termed the incident as "unfortunate and the Indian government was also very cooperative, and the team was granted visas for the competitions. It was unfortunate to learn that the athletes of Kosovo declined the opportunity to come to New Delhi." [25]

Nepali Boxer Anjani Teli

A question was raised against Indian-born Nepali boxer Anjani Teli, on the subject of her passport. People believed she owned an Indian passport yet was competing for Nepal, leading to IBA holding an investigation on the allegations made against her. However, she was given a clean chit as she had never acquired an Indian passport. She was born in Delhi to migrated Nepali parents, and she received a Nepali passport at the age of 8 years as her parents were from Nepal. [26] [27] IBA then allowed her to continue participating in the tournament.

See also

Notes

  1. The original bronze medalist, Lin Yu-ting from Chinese Taipei, has been disqualified from the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships after failing to meet gender eligibility rules. [8]
  2. 1 2 The original finalist, Algeria's Imane Khelif, was disqualified from the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships three days after defeating Azalia Amineva, a previously-unbeaten Russian boxer. The Russian-led IBA claimed, without evidence, that Khelif had failed a gender test. Khelif was born female. [9]
  3. 1 2 Megan de Cler was the lone boxer from the Netherlands at the WWCH 2023 competing under IBA flag. While interacting with media on March 17 after her bout, she told ,"I am not playing for the Netherlands, I am here on my own. I don't do politics, I do boxing that's why I'm here". [20]

References

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  2. Sportstar, Team (20 December 2022). "India to host 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. "IOC EB: IBA not in position to run qualifying events and boxing competitions for Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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  14. "Kazak Squad", inform.kz, 7 March 2023
  15. "Matytsin says Russian flag at global events should be "normal"". www.insidethegames.biz. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. "Ukraine joins growing list of countries boycotting women's boxing World Championship in Delhi". The Indian Express. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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  23. "Kosovo refuse to compete at IBA Women's Boxing World Championships over "discriminatory" conditions". Inside the Games. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  24. Osmani, Vjosa [@VjosaOsmaniPRKS] (15 March 2023). "The decision to prevent Donjeta Sadiku from taking part in the World Boxing Championship is a blatant violation of int'l sporting standards. As an @IBA_Boxing member, Kosovo is entitled to participate under its flag & anthem. We urge India to reconsider their decision. https://t.co/F5zIufm9sV" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 March 2023 via Twitter.
  25. "Kosovo boxer denied permission to compete under national flag". The Times of India. 17 March 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  26. "Women's World Championships: IBA Clears Delhi-born Boxer Anjani Teli to Continue Competing for Nepal". News18. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  27. Sportstar, Team (19 March 2023). "IBA clean chit to Delhi-based Nepali boxer Anjani Teli". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.