2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships

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]

2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
LocationNew Delhi, India
Start date15 November
End date24 November
Competitors277 from 62 nations[1]
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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

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (India)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)4105
2  Chinese Taipei (TPE)2002
3  India (IND)*1124
4  North Korea (PRK)1023
5  Germany (GER)1012
6  Ireland (IRL)1001
7  Ukraine (UKR)0202
8  Turkey (TUR)0123
9  Kazakhstan (KAZ)0112
  Netherlands (NED)0112
11  Bulgaria (BUL)0101
  Colombia (COL)0101
  Thailand (THA)0101
14  United States (USA)0033
15  Japan (JPN)0022
16  Australia (AUS)0011
  Belarus (BLR)0011
  Mongolia (MGL)0011
  Russia (RUS)0011
  South Korea (KOR)0011
  Wales (WAL)0011
Totals (21 entries)10102040

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight (45–48 kg)
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  Mary Kom (IND)   Hanna Okhota (UKR)   Kim Hyang-mi (PRK)
  Madoka Wada (JPN)
Flyweight (51 kg)
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  Pang Chol-mi (PRK)   Zhaina Shekerbekova (KAZ)   Virginia Fuchs (USA)
  Tsukimi Namiki (JPN)
Bantamweight (54 kg)
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  Lin Yu-ting (TPE)   Stoyka Petrova (BUL)   Kristy Harris (AUS)
  Myagmardulamyn Nandintsetseg (MGL)
Featherweight (57 kg)
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  Ornella Wahner (GER)   Sonia Chahal (IND)   Jemyma Betrian (NED)
  Jo Son-hwa (PRK)
Lightweight (60 kg)
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  Kellie Harrington (IRL)   Sudaporn Seesondee (THA)   Karina Ibragimova (KAZ)
  Oh Yeon-ji (KOR)
Light welterweight (64 kg)
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  Dou Dan (CHN)   Mariia Bova (UKR)   Simranjit Kaur (IND)
  Sema Çalışkan (TUR)
Welterweight (69 kg)
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  Chen Nien-chin (TPE)   Gu Hong (CHN)   Lovlina Borgohain (IND)
  Nadine Apetz (GER)
Middleweight (75 kg)
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  Li Qian (CHN)   Nouchka Fontijn (NED)   Naomi Graham (USA)
  Lauren Price (WAL)
Light heavyweight (81 kg)
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  Wang Lina (CHN)   Jessica Caicedo (COL)   Elif Güneri (TUR)
  Viktoria Kebikava (BLR)
Heavyweight (+81 kg)
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  Yang Xiaoli (CHN)   Şennur Demir (TUR)   Danielle Perkins (USA)
  Kristina Tkacheva (RUS)

Controversy

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "AIBA CALENDAR 2018". www.aiba.org. AIBA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "AIBA WOMEN'S WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW DELHI 2018". www.aiba.org. AIBA. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Mary Kom wins record sixth World Championships gold". The Indian Express. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. ^ "World Boxing Championships: Mary Kom wins record sixth gold medal, Sonia Chahal takes silver". The Times of India. PTI. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Boxing Federation of Russia".
  7. ^ "IOC reiterate position on political discrimination as Kosovo ask for Women's Boxing World Championships to be declared void". 19 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Kosovo refuse to compete at IBA Women's Boxing World Championships over "discriminatory" conditions". Inside the Games. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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