Olympic qualification event

McCarthy won 12-3, Ross hickey lost and Adam Nolan won .

 

didnt realise England and wales were olympic countrie :roll::huh

 

Can someone explain why they have to reach a certain stage of the tournament to qualify? Is there a point scoring system or something?

 

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/view-Blog.asp?BlogID=773

 

It all depends on who has qualified already, I think the heavy/super heavys have less entrants so they have to progress further to qualify whereas some weights have boxers who are already through so depending on the numbers there are only so many places to take.

Bit of a head scramble at this stage but everyone is fighting for the last chance saloon places in retrospect.

 

Not exactly true, Baister at heavyweight needs to win the competition to qualify for the games.

 

I seen a list youve got to make the finals or top 3 ( in some weights)to make the cut , really exciting wish i could watch it.

 

Have a quick look at the link below for updates mate, Ogogo, Josh Taylor, Sam Maxwell, Callum Smith and Charlie Edwards are two wins away from qualifying. The heavyweight is 3 away from qualifying.

I don't know what happens if Sam Maxwell and Josh Taylor both qualify though? box off? Doing well so far.

https://twitter.com/#!/MattHoltGBBox

 

I know he does, like I said the heavy's/super heavy's generally have to get further in the competition than other weights to qualify, hence him having to win.

Also it depends on who has qualified at earlier events as there are qualifiers in each continent so they have to divide the spare spaces accordingly.

 

http://www.aiba.org/en-US/2012/London2012.aspx#remainingQuotas

^ shows the number of qualifying places left in each division

 

Sorry I completely read your post wrong, not sure how I have done that.

 

if Sam Maxwell and Josh Taylor both qualify they will have a box off back in the UK. I think its best 2 out of 3.

 

Isn't it kinda unfair that England, Scotland and Wales can enter the qualifier? In the Olympics it's only Great Britian and only one can be represented in each class - but when all three countries can enter the qualifier, they triple the chances of getting a man through.

Does anyone know why it's like this?

 

I don't know, we fight individually in most competitions? we can't have more than 1 in each weightclass though so its not exactly an advantage once we get there. If someone qualifies it makes no difference whether someone else in the same weightclass has qualified. For example, Selby would have qualified even if khalid yafai didn't take part.

 

Like a lot of other sports in the worlds, euros & commonwealth games all the British nations compete individually.

In the Olympics its teamGB.