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 |
