commonwealth games champion Amit Pangal He will be at the forefront of a revamped Indian squad in the second match. Boxing World Qualification Tournament 2024 The event will be held in Bangkok from May 25th to June 3rd. This event will be the final boxing qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
India failed to secure a spot in the previous Olympic boxing qualifying tournament held in Busto Arsizio, Italy last month. With this, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has made six changes to the Bangkok squad.Bernard Dunn, High Performance Director indian boxingHe also resigned after the Italian qualifying round.
India's nine-member team (seven men and two women) to participate in the second qualifying tournament was selected based on the evaluation of BFI coaches Dmitry Dmitrak, CA Kuttappa and Dharmendra Yadav.
Reigning national champion Amit Panghal will represent India in the 51kg category, replacing Deepak Boria in the team that toured Italy.
Sachin Siwach Jr., who won the gold medal at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, will replace Mohammad Husamuddin, the world championship bronze medalist in the 57kg category.
Veteran boxer Shiva Thapa, a six-time Asian Championships medalist, is a notable absentee from the squad. Avinash Jamwal replaced him in the 63.5kg category in Bangkok.
World bronze medalist Nishant Dev remained one win away from securing an Olympic berth in Italy, maintaining his position in the 71kg category.
For the Indian women's boxing team, Ankushita Boro, who competed in the 66kg category in the first round, will compete in the 60kg category. National champion Arundhati Chaudhary replaced Boro in the 66kg category in Bangkok.
The second round of Olympic boxing qualifying begins on May 25, but Indian boxers are expected to arrive in Bangkok well in advance on May 10 to acclimate and train for the important event.
So far, four Indian women athletes – Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) – have participated in the Asia Championship in Hangzhou. Through his participation in the competition, he has successfully secured a spot for the 2024 Paris Olympics. last year.
The second World Qualification Tournament will award 51 Olympic spots, 28 for men and 23 for women.
Boxing World Qualification Tournament 2024 Bangkok: India Representative
male: Amit Panghal (51kg), Sachin Siwach Jr (57kg), Avinash Jamwal (63.5kg), Nishant Dev (71kg), Abhimanyu Lawla (80kg), Sanjeet (92kg), Narender Belwal (+92kg) )
woman: Ankushita Boro (60kg), Arundhati Chowdhury (66kg)
