Five Indian boxers, Vikas Krishan, Pooja Rani, Satish Kumar, Lovlina Borgohain and Ashish Kumar, have secured spots in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics by advancing to the semifinals of the Asian Qualifiers. They are the first set of Indian boxers to qualify for the Olympics.
In the 75kg women’s event, Pooja Rani notched up a 5-0 win over Thailand’s Pornnipa Chutee and booked her seat for the 2020 Olympics.
#PoojaRani in Olympics!
Pooja Rani becomes the 1st Indian boxer to qualify for the #Tokyo2020 Olympics after winning her women’s 75 kg quarterfinal in the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifier against Thailand’s Pornnipa Chutee 5-0. Many congratulations Pooja@KirenRijiju @DGSAI pic.twitter.com/AbrBBekwtd— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) March 8, 2020
For the men’s 68 kg bout, Vikas Krishnan endured dominance from opponent Japanese Okazawa. He entered the Olympics for the third time by winning 5-0 against the Asian silver medalist.
Vikas Krishan qualifies for Tokyo!#TOPSAthlete @officialvkyadav reaches his 3rd Olympics after beating Japan’s Sewonrets Okazawa 5-0 in the men’s 69 kg quarterfinals at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Boxing Qualifiers.@KirenRijiju @DGSAI @RijijuOffice @BFI_official @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/h7RiKEXCak
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Later on, two-time bronze medalist in the World Championship, Lovlina Borgohain had a commanding win over Uzbekistan’s Maftunakhon Melieva, 5-0 in the women’s 69kg match.
Lovlina qualifies for Tokyo!#TOPSAthlete @lovlinaborgohai advances to her 1st Olympics after beating Maftunakhon Melieva 5-0 in the women’s 69 kg quarterfinals of the Asia-Oceania Boxing Qualifiers.@KirenRijiju @DGSAI @RijijuOffice @BFI_official @IndiaSports @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/6ElsrMaSsE
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With an intense bout faced by Asian silver medalist Ashish Kumar in the men’s 75kg match, he had a 5-0 win over Indonesia’s Maikhel Muskita. With this he not only secured an Olympics berth but also moved to the semifinals of the Asian Qualifiers.
#AshishKumar enters Olympics!
Ashish Kumar becomes the 4th Indian boxer to seal their Olympic berth after beating Maikhel Muskita 5-0 in the men’s 75 kg quarterfinals at the Asia-Oceania Boxing Qualifier.@KirenRijiju @DGSAI @RijijuOffice @BFI_official @PMOIndia @IndiaSports pic.twitter.com/X2RNW4ZmTt— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) March 8, 2020
Satish Kumar became the fifth boxer to head towards the Tokyo Olympics. To claim his position, the boxer overthrew Mongolian Daivii Otgonbayar, 5-0 in the 91kg bout.
#SatishKumar qualifies for Tokyo!
A brilliant day in the boxing ring for India concludes with Satish Kumar becoming the 5th boxer to qualify for the Olympics after a unanimous win in the men’s 91+ kg quarterfinals. In 2016, 3 Indians had qualified in boxing.@KirenRijiju @DGSAI pic.twitter.com/w0sfRuQC3d— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) March 8, 2020
