The men's
light welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional boxing
In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...
boxing competition at the
2016 Olympic Games
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
was held from 10 to 21 August at the
Riocentro.
The medals for the competition were presented by Sir Austin L. Sealy, KT, Barbados,
IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Kelani Bayor, Vice President of the
AIBA.
Schedule
All times are Brasília Time
Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00.
Time zones
Fernando de Noronha time (UTC− ...
( UTC−3).
Results
Finals
Top half
1 Hu won by walkover as Garcia was injured.
Bottom half
References
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Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics