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Asia had 56 spots, the Americas 54, Africa 52, Europe 78 and Oceania 10. Each continent had a quota of places to be filled through the two championships. For each athlete from the host nation who qualified through the World Amateur Boxing Championships, the host lost a guaranteed place. Nine places were reserved for the host nation, Great Britain, from which it chose up to six (five male and one female), while the remaining places were allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics - QualificationĮach National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to one athlete in each event. Women's boxing was included in the Olympic programme for the first time, with female boxers able to participate in three events: Men competed in the following ten events: The first Olympic gold medal in women's boxing was awarded to Nicola Adams from Great Britain, who won the flyweight tournament on 9 August 2012. For the first time at an Olympic Games, women competed in three boxing events. Ī total of 286 competitors took part in 13 events.

The boxing tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

ExCeL Exhibition Centre, the venue for the boxing at the 2012 Olympic Games.