According to National Olympic Committee of Armenia (ARMNOC), chief coach of Armenia’s national women team Rafael Mehrabyan proposed Armine Sinabyan (60kg) and Ashkhen Simonyan (75kg) for participation in the qualifying tournament due to take place on May 9-20 in Qinhuangdao, China.
The seventh AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships will serve as the only qualifying event for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Female boxers aged 17 to 34 compete in 10 weight categories: 45-48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, 81 kg and 81+ kg.
For the very first time in history, women boxers will be competing at the Olympic Games, in three weight categories: 48-51 kg, 57-60 kg and 69-75 kg, aiba.org says.
Boxers ranking 1 to 3 in this tournament will qualify for Olympics 2012.
First AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships took place in 2001.
