The nine Olympic qualifying events which will complete the qualifying process for the 2008 Olympic Games have been confirmed.

Following the completion of the AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007, which featured as the opening qualifying event for Beijing earlier this month, athletes from each continent will have two more chances - except for Oceania where its Continental Championships will double as an Olympic qualifying event.

A total of 284 of the 286 places available for Beijing are distributed through the qualifying events:
a) The AIBA World Boxing Championships (80 places)
b) Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
• Two dedicated events to be organized in each of the following continents; America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
• The continental championships of Oceania.
c) Within this quota, a maximum of six (6) places will be guaranteed to the host nation. The remaining two places will be allocated to the Tripartite Commission

January
22-31 AIBA Africa Olympic Qualifying Event - Algiers, Algeria
24/1-3/2 AIBA Asia Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Bangkok, Thailand
February
19-26 AIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
24/2-2/3 AIBA Europe Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Pescara, Italy
March
15-25 AIBA Asia Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Astana, Kazakhstan
22-31 AIBA Africa Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Windhoek, Namibia
April
7-14 AIBA Europe Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Athens, Greece
23-30 AIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Guatemala City, Guatemala
TBC Oceania Continental Championships - Canberra, Australia
August
8-24 Olympic Games - Beijing, China

The next event on the AIBA calendar is the test event for the Beijing Olympic Games ''Good Luck Beijing'' - in Beijing from November 15-23.