Boxer Manish Kaushik qualify for Tokyo Olympics

World bronze-medallist Manish Kaushik in 63kg category yesterday became the ninth Indian boxer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after a win at the Asian Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan. He beat Commonwealth Games champion, Harrison Garside of Australia, 4-1  to book his maiden ticket to the quadrennial showpiece.

Earlier, Olympic-bound Commonwealth Games champion Vikas Krishan signed off with a silver medal in 69 kg division after an eye injury forced him to pull out of the final. Krishan, a



world and Asian medallist, was to take on Jordan's Zeyad Eashash in the summit clash. He sustained a cut on his left eyelid in the semi-final bout against Ablaikhan Zhussupov of Kazakhstan yesterday before claiming a split decision victory.

 

The other Indians to have qualified for the Olympics are MC Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Pooja Rani (75kg), Amit Panghal (52kg), Ashish Kumar (75kg) and Satish Kumar (91kg).