The International Boxing Association have announced that there will be thirteen new weight classes at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
There will be seven new weight categories for the men and six for women.
The new recognised Olympic weight categories are: 50kgs, 54kgs, 57kgs, 60kgs, 66kgs and 75kgs for the women and for the men’s 51kgs, 57kgs, 63.5kgs, 71kgs, 80kgs, 92kgs and 92&kgs.
Rather surprisingly the always competitive men’s welterweight and middleweight classes have been merged into one single 71kgs division from its original 75kg and 69 kg classes.
The inclusion of more women’s weight classes since London 2012 have been welcomed by female boxing.
Despite the restructuring of the Olympic boxing classes divisions, it has still a long way to go to regain its place in the IOC program of the games as the International Amateur Athletic Association (IBA) has several reforms that it plans to implement to improve its governance and financial integrity.
–supersport.com
