The Irish elite boxing team trained today in London as preparations continue for the European Championships, an Olympic qualifying event, this weekend in London.
It comes after the final Americas Continental qualifier, set for Buenos Aires, was postponed yesterday because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Irish squad travelled yesterday to the UK for the tournament which is to take place from Saturday at the Copperbox Arena in Hackney; the draw for the tournament is due tomorrow.
300 boxers from 40 nations will be fighting for a total of 77 Olympic places, 50 of which are for men and 27 for women.
Seven of the 13 Olympic weights (the limits that require top 6 and top 5 finishes) will require box-offs between the losing quarter-finalist to determine the final placings.
Athletes in the other six weights need to reach the quarter-finals or semi-finals (top 8 and top 4).
Meanwhile, 96 of the 286 Tokyo 2020 berths have been earned following the completion of the Asia/Oceania qualifiers in Amman, Jordan this week and the recent African qualifier in Dakar, Senegal.
