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Blow to Indian boxers as final Tokyo Olympics qualifier is scrapped
World silver medalist Sonia Chahal (women s 57kg) is among the Indians who will miss out on Tokyo.
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India s hopes of adding more boxers to their Olympic contingent came to an end on Monday after the International Olympic Committee s (IOC) decision to scrap the final boxing qualifier for Tokyo 2020 - a global event which was due to take place in Paris in June. The decision was announced by the IOC s Boxing Task Force (BTF).
The decision would be particularly felt in the men s and women s 57kg divisions which are among India s strongest weight categories. India has qualified a boxer in the 57 kg (and previously the 56kg) divisions in three consecutive Olympics prior to Tokyo. Among the boxers who will miss out include Commonwealth Games gold medalist Gaurav Solanki (men s 57kg), 2017 world quarter-finalist Kavinder Bisht (men s 57kg) and world silver medallist Sonia Chahal (women s 57kg).
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With the International Olympic Committee deciding to scrap the Olympic world qualifiers for boxing because of the challenges posed by the global Covid-19 restrictions, India is unlikely to add to the unprecedented nine who have made the cut for the Tokyo Games in July-August, reported PTI.
The final global boxing qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics is being scrapped, the Japan Boxing Federation said Tuesday, with places at this summer’s pandemic-delayed Games likely to be determined by rankings.
The qualifier was due to take place in Paris in June, but coronavirus travel restrictions and the rescheduling of the final European qualifier from April to June have forced organisers to pull the plug, AFP reported.