AIBA Executive Committee Approvals
Dear Board of Directors,
The AIBA Executive Committee approved the following new
competition rules at its meeting in Busan, Korea on February 17 - 18 2008. The
following changes which will come into effect after the 2008 Olympic
Games.
| Old rule | New rule |
| Senior (19-34 years of age) | Elite (19-34 years of age) - name change |
| Male - four (4) rounds of two (2) minutes | Male - three (3) rounds of tree (3) minutes |
| Female - three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes | Female - four (4) rounds of two (2) minutes |
| Junior - (17-18 years of age) | Youth - (17-18 years of age) - name change |
| Male - four (4) rounds of two (2) minutes | Male - no change |
| Female - three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes | Female - no change |
| Cadet (15-16 years of age) | Junior (15-16 year of age) - name change |
| The weight categories for women and youth women were also aligned more closely with men | |
| Women 13 weight categories | Women 11 weight categories |
| 46kg - 48kg - 50kg - 52kg - 54kg - 57kg - 60kg - 63kg - 66kg - 70kg - 75kg - 80kg & 86kg | 46kg - 48kg - 51kg - 54kg - 57kg - 60kg - 64kg - 69kg - 75kg - 81kg & 81+kg |