Boxing, Olympic Qualifiers: Five Indian boxers get first-round byes in Bangkok
India have fielded 10 boxers, seven men and three women at the 2nd qualifying event in the sport.
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Reigning National champion and 2024 Strandja Memorial gold medallist Sachin Siwach will kick off India’s quest for maximum Paris Olympic berths when he takes on New Zealand’s Alex Mukuka in the men’s 57kg weight category in the 2nd Boxing World Qualifiers in Bangkok on Friday.
India have fielded 10 boxers, seven men and three women, featuring among a total of 579 boxers from 133 countries participating in the Qualifying event which will see a total of 51 Olympic quotas up for grabs.
In order to clinch the quota in their respective weight categories all the boxers have to atleast reach the semi-finals while Sachin (57kg) and Anushkita Boro (women’s 60kg) will need to finish among the top three competitors in Bangkok.
2019 World Championship silver medallist, Amit Panghal (51kg) has been seeded second in his category and is likely to have a quarter-finals faceoff either with Liu Chuang of China or Anvarzhan Khodzhiev of Kyrgyzstan after receiving a first round bye.
Nishant Dev (71kg), who came within one win to qualify at the first qualifier in Italy, will kick off his campaign against Amando Bighafa Naae of Guinea-Bissau. After clearing the opening round, the world championship bronze medallist could be in for a tricky second round against the...
