الوسم المحفوظات: 2020 olympics

2020 الامريكى. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing Women’s Field Finalized

COLORADO SPRINGS, حضن. (تشرين الثاني 22, 2019)Following four qualifying tournaments that began in December 2018, the field of 40 elite female boxers who will compete next month at the 2020 الامريكى. محاكمات الفريق الأولمبي للملاكمة في بحيرة تشارلز, ال. is final. ما مجموعه 117 elite female boxers competed throughout the year for the 40 available spots. Only ten will advance from the trials competition to the next stage of the selection process and the opportunity to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Here is a closer look at the field in the five weight classes.

Flyweight/112 lbs./51 kg

2016 الامريكى. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing champion فرجينيا فوكس (هيوستن, تكساس) fell short of advancing to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games during the international qualification but has dominated the flyweight division ever since. Having won eight international medals since those trials, Fuchs could face her biggest competition from the young talent of هيفين جارسيا (El Monte, كاليفورنيا.). غارسيا, a two-time World Champion in the junior and youth divisions, has been the one to watch for many years, and these trials could be her coming out party in the elite division. لكن, كريستينا كروز (مطبخ الجحيم, N.Y.), two-time Elite World Championship bronze medalist, will bring experience to her third U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing that will be tough for any boxer that she faces. Mariana Gonzalez (Sunnyvale, كاليفورنيا.) stood atop the podium at the Western Elite Qualifier, while runner-up Jazzelle Bobadilla (Ewa Beach, هاواي) has international experience on her side that can help her to upset this division. Jasmine Hampton (Ann Arbor, ولاية ميشيغان.) was victorious at the Last Chance Qualifier to punch her ticket to Lake Charles, مع Lina Vezzani (بروكلين, N.Y.) و Stephanie Chavez (البرتقالي, كاليفورنيا.) rounding out the flyweight division.


Featherweight/125 lbs./57 kg

Expected to be the most competitive weight class in the women’s field, the featherweight division has numerous boxers looking to advance to the next stage of the selection process. Five of the eight boxers have World Championship medals, with the last three boxers having impressive performances at their qualifiers. Yarisel Ramirez (لاس فيغاس, نيفادا.) won a silver at the 2015 بطولة العالم للناشئين, as well as a bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games in her first year in the elite division. Two-time Youth World Championships bronze medalists Isamary Aquino (Universal City, تكساس) leads the way in the medal count and will look to continue making a name for herself. لوب جوتيريز(سكرامنتو, كاليفورنيا.) و Iyana Verduzco (لوس انجليس, كاليفورنيا.) won gold medals in their World Championship debuts, with Gutierrez winning at the 2015 Junior World Championships and Verduzco at the 2018 Youth World Championships. Mikiah Kreps(شلالات نياجرا, N.Y.) won the bronze medal at this October’s Elite World Championships in her international debut, and will be using the confidence from that performance in Lake Charles. أندريا مدينا (سان دييغو, كاليفورنيا.) impressed many in Reno, defeating numerous World Championship medalists on her way to the title, في حين Destiny Jasso(دالاس, تكساس) و Melanie Costa (Norton, كتلة.) survived a tough bracket out of the Eastern Elite Qualifier to advance to these trials.

Lightweight/132 lbs./60 kg

رشيدة اليس (لين, كتلة.) enters the 2020 الامريكى. Olympic Trials with confidence on her side, after an impressive 2019 run that included bronze medals at the 2019 Pan American Games and World Championships. اميليا مور (الإسكندرية, فا.) و Stacia Suttles(برونكس, N.Y.) both have World Championship experience, as well as winning international performances to be strong contenders to take the title and advance to the next stage of the qualification to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Ravven Brown (سان أنطونيو, تكساس) recently made her international debut at the 2019 Elite World Championships and had a quick rise to success in her short boxing career. Kimberly Carlson (شيكاغو, سوء.) وWhitney Gomez (Bend, ساعات.) left the Western and Last Chance Qualifiers golden, في حينJennifer Lopez (جيرسي سيتي, نيوجيرسي) و Rebecca Maine (Pittsburg, ولاية بنسيلفينيا) round out the field following their silver medal performances in Ohio and California.

وزن الوسط / 152 رطلاً / 69 كجم

أوشي جونز (توليدو, أوهايو) made history this year with her gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games and looks to be one of the favorites for the welterweight division. The comeback of a few boxers and the rise of some up and comers will make this another exiting weight class to watch. Two boxers who recently came back to the sport and looking to shake things up are Danyelle Wolf (سان دييغو, كاليفورنيا.) و Mary Spencer (Boulder, كولو.). الذئب, a three-time USA Boxing National Champion and two-time Continental Champion made her return to the ring in impressive fashion in Reno this year, while Spencer, who is a dual-citizen, represented Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games and won three World Championships under the Canadian flag, won the Eastern Qualifier to punch her ticket to the U.S. تجارب الفريق الأولمبي للملاكمة. Sharahya Moreu (البوكيرك, N.M.) may be the youngest in the division at 20-years-old but has a great deal of experience and will use that against her elder opponents. بريانا تشي (ماديسون, يسكونسن.), Arika Skoog(بوسطن, كتلة.) و Jill Stafford (الطاولة, كاليفورنيا.) all won silver medals in their respective qualifying competitions and could easily surprise many in Lake Charles, في حين Liz Flores(Woodland Hills, كاليفورنيا.) grabbed the last spot to compete after Morelle McCain decided to compete in the middleweight division following her qualifying in both weight classes.

الوزن المتوسط ​​/ 165 رطلاً / 75 كجم

Since the departure of two-time Olympic Champion Claressa Shields to the professional ranks, نعومي جراهام (فايتفيل, سى) has been the leader for Team USA in the middleweight division, الفوز بميداليات دولية متعددة بما في ذلك الميدالية الفضية في 2019 Pan American Games and a bronze at the 2018 بطولات العالم. 2017 الشباب بطل العالم Citlalli Ortiz (Coachella, كاليفورنيا.) put on a dominating performance at the recent Last Chance Qualifier, including two wins by RSC, and will be looking to continue her winning ways into Lake Charles, في حين موريل ماكين (كليفلاند, أوهايو) had an impressive 2019, taking a bronze in her international debut earlier this year. Alexis Gomez(South San Francisco, كاليفورنيا.) و Kendra Reeves (Twin Falls, ايداهو) picked up titles at the Western and Eastern Qualifiers to punch their tickets to Louisiana and will be looking to have another victorious tournament, في حين Fallon Farrar (كولورادو سبرينغز, كولو.),Melody Popravak (بروكلين, N.Y.) و Rachael Washington (نيويورك, N.Y.) took the silver medals at the three qualifying tournaments and will hope to improve their performances in Lake Charles.
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