2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships explained
| 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships |
| Size: | 200 |
| Date Start: | 15 November |
| Date End: | 24 November |
| Competitors: | 277 from 62 nations[1] |
| Location: | New Delhi, India |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held at KD Jadav Indoor Stadium at New Delhi, India and took place between 15 and 24 November 2018.[2] [3]
In the finals of the light flyweight category Mary Kom of India beat Ukrainian boxer Hana Okhota to win the gold, creating history by becoming the first woman boxer to win six gold medals in the IBA World Boxing Championships.[4] [5]
Medal summary
Medalists
Light flyweight (45–48 kg)
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Flyweight (51 kg)
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Bantamweight (54 kg)
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Featherweight (57 kg)
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Lightweight (60 kg)
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Light welterweight (64 kg)
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Welterweight (69 kg)
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Middleweight (75 kg)
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Light heavyweight (81 kg)
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Heavyweight (+81 kg)
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Controversy
Despite the Kosovo Boxing Federation being a full member of the AIBA,[6] Indian authorities refused to grant visas to competitors from Kosovo, thus preventing them from participating in the event.[7] Athletes from Kosovo were previously denied entry to India in 2017 for the Youth Women's World Championships.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Official draw reveals the line-up for the 277 boxers going for glory in Delhi at the Women's World Boxing Championships. AIBA. 14 November 2018. 26 November 2018. 15 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181115153814/https://www.aiba.org/blog/official-draw-reveals-line-277-boxers-going-glory-delhi-womens-world-boxing-championships/. dead.
- Web site: AIBA CALENDAR 2018 . www.aiba.org . AIBA . 19 November 2018 . 16 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216034757/https://www.aiba.org/aiba-calendar-2018/ . dead .
- Web site: AIBA WOMEN'S WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW DELHI 2018 . www.aiba.org . AIBA . 19 November 2018 . 15 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181115195047/https://www.aiba.org/aiba-womens-world-boxing-championships-new-delhi-2018/ . dead .
- News: Mary Kom wins record sixth World Championships gold. 2018-11-25. The Indian Express. 2018-11-25. en-US.
- News: World Boxing Championships: Mary Kom wins record sixth gold medal, Sonia Chahal takes silver . 24 November 2018 . The Times of India. PTI. 30 January 2020.
- Web site: Boxing Federation of Russia .
- Web site: IOC reiterate position on political discrimination as Kosovo ask for Women's Boxing World Championships to be declared void . 19 November 2018 .
- News: Kosovo refuse to compete at IBA Women's Boxing World Championships over "discriminatory" conditions. 14 March 2023. 15 March 2023. Inside the Games. en-US.
