Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight

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Women's middleweight
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Boxing pictogram.svg
Boxing pictogram
Venue Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Dates28 July – 8 August 2021
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lauren Price Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Li Qian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Nouchka Fontijn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Zemfira Magomedalieva Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
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The women's middleweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 28 July and 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. [1] 17 boxers from 17 nations competed, [2] Khadija El-Mardi from Morocco having withdrawn before the competition began. [3]

The medals for the competition were presented by Battushig Batbold, Mongolia; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Morinari Watanabe, Japan; BTF Chair.

Background

This was the third appearance of the women's middleweight event; the event has been held every Summer Games since the introduction of women's boxing in 2012. It has been at the 69–75 kg range each appearance.

Reigning World Champion Lauren Price of Great Britain won the event.

Light heavyweight World Champion Zemfira Magomedalieva of Russia also qualified at this weight (the middleweight is the heaviest Olympic women's class), and won a bronze medal. [4] The 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, Claressa Shields of the United States, turned professional and did not attempt to qualify.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 17 quota places available for the women's middleweight, allocated as follows: [2]

The host nation, Japan, was guaranteed a minimum of two places across the five women's boxing events; because Japan qualified boxers in the flyweight and featherweight through the Asia & Oceania tournament, no host places were used in any women's weight class. No Tripartite Commission invitation was used in this weight class.

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition is a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition begins with a preliminary round, where the number of competitors is reduced to 16, and concludes with a final. As there are fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers will receive a bye through the preliminary round. Both semifinal losers are awarded bronze medals.

Bouts consist of three three-minute rounds with a one-minute break between rounds. A boxer may win by knockout or by points. Scoring is on the "10-point-must" system, with 5 judges scoring each round. Judges consider "number of blows landed on the target areas, domination of the bout, technique and tactical superiority and competitiveness." Each judge determines a winner for each round, who receives 10 points for the round, and assigns the round's loser a number of points between 7 and 9 based on performance. The judge's scores for each round are added to give a total score for that judge. The boxer with the higher score from a majority of the judges is the winner. [5]

Schedule

The middleweight starts with the round of 16 on 28 July. There are two rest days before the quarterfinals on 31 July, five more before the semifinals on 6 August, and one more before the final on 8 August. [1] [6]

Legend
R16Round of 16QFQuarterfinalsSFSemifinalsFFinal
DateJul 24Jul 25Jul 26Jul 27Jul 28Jul 29Jul 30Jul 31Aug 1Aug 2Aug 3Aug 4Aug 5Aug 6Aug 7Aug 8
EventAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAE
Women's middleweightR16QFSFF

Results

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
              
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lauren Price  (GBR)5
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mönkhbatyn Myagmarjargal  (MGL)0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lauren Price  (GBR)5
Flag of Panama.svg  Atheyna Bylon  (PAN)0
Flag of Australia.svg  Caitlin Parker  (AUS)0
Flag of Panama.svg  Atheyna Bylon  (PAN)5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lauren Price  (GBR)3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nouchka Fontijn  (NED)2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tammara Thibeault  (CAN)4
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nadezhda Ryabets  (KAZ)1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tammara Thibeault  (CAN)0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nouchka Fontijn  (NED)5
Flag of Poland.svg  Elżbieta Wójcik  (POL)1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nouchka Fontijn  (NED)4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lauren Price  (GBR)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Qian  (CHN)0
Flag of the United States.svg  Naomi Graham  (USA)1
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Zemfira Magomedalieva  (ROC)4
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Zemfira Magomedalieva  (ROC)4
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Rady Gramane  (MOZ)1
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Rady Gramane  (MOZ)4
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Érika Pachito  (ECU)1
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Zemfira Magomedalieva  (ROC)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Qian  (CHN)5
Flag of India.svg  Pooja Rani  (IND)5
Flag of Algeria.svg  Ichrak Chaib  (ALG)0
Flag of India.svg  Pooja Rani  (IND)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Qian  (CHN)5
Flag of Ireland.svg  Aoife O'Rourke  (IRL)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Qian  (CHN) 5

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