The women's featherweight of Boxing 2020 during the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July-3 August 2021 in the Kokugikan Arena. With 21 athletes competing, the event was won by Sena Irie from Japan, with Nesthy Petecio from Philippines taking the silver medal and Irma Testa from Italy and Karriss Artingstall from Great Britain taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of a single elimination tournament, with athletes competing against each other in a head-to-head format. Each contest consists of three rounds of three minutes, with the knockout draw based on a seeding system. After nine minutes, the competitor with the highest number of points advances to the next round. The athlete with the most points in the final wins the event.
Preview[]
Twenty-one athletes qualified for the event with the Asian champion Lin Yu-ting and the winner of the All-Africa Games Khouloud Hlimi Ep Moulahi as the top seeds, with Jucielen Romeu and Michaela Walsh as the remaining seeds. Other potential medal contenders and outsiders included Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi, Sena Irie, Irma Testa, and Nesthy Petecio.
| Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Skye Nicolson | Australia |
| Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi | Botswana |
| Jucielen Romeu | Brazil |
| Stanimira Nikolaeva Petrova | Bulgaria |
| Caroline Veyre | Canada |
| Lin Yu-ting | Chinese Taipei |
| Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda | Colombia |
| Nikolina Cacic | Croatia |
| Marcelat Sakobi Matshu | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Yamileth Solorzano | El Salvador |
| Karriss Artingstall | Great Britain |
| Michaela Walsh | Ireland |
| Irma Testa | Italy |
| Sena Irie | Japan |
| Nesthy Petecio | Philippines |
| Liudmila Vorontsova | ROC |
| Maria Claudia Nechita | Romania |
| Ramla Said Ahmed Ali | Somalia |
| Im Ae-ji | South Korea |
| Khouloud Hlimi Ep Moulahi | Tunisia |
| Yarisel Ramirez | United States |
Summary[]
Round 1[]
Round 2[]
Quarterfinals[]
| Quarterfinals Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| 5 | 0 | ||||
| 0 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||
Semifinals[]
| Semifinals Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||
Final[]
| Final Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| 0 | 5 | ||||
Results[]
| Result | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Sena Irie | Japan | |
| Nesthy Petecio | Philippines | |
| Irma Testa | Italy | |
| Karriss Artingstall | Great Britain | |
| 5 | Skye Nicolson | Australia |
| 5 | Caroline Veyre | Canada |
| 5 | Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda | Colombia |
| 5 | Maria Claudia Nechita | Romania |
| 9 | Jucielen Romeu | Brazil |
| 9 | Stanimira Nikolaeva Petrova | Bulgaria |
| 9 | Nikolina Cacic | Croatia |
| 9 | Michaela Walsh | Ireland |
| 9 | Im Ae-ji | South Korea |
| 9 | Ramla Said Ahmed Ali | Somalia |
| 9 | Lin Yu-ting | Chinese Taipei |
| 9 | Khouloud Hlimi Ep Moulahi | Morocco |
| 17 | Marcelat Sakobi Matshu | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 17 | Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi | Botswana |
| 17 | Yamileth Solorzano | El Salvador |
| 17 | Liudmila Vorontsova | ROC |
| 17 | Yarisel Ramirez | United States |