Nishant Dev I was one win short of getting it. 2024 Paris Olympics Allocation to India from the beginning world boxing qualifying tournament in Busto ArsizioItaly lost in the quarterfinals on Monday.
of indian boxer In the quarterfinals of the men's 71 kg class, he lost to world championship silver medalist Omari Jones of the United States by a 4-1 decision and was eliminated. The four semi-finalists in this category have secured a place at the Busto Arsizio competition for Paris 2024.
After losing in the first match, 23-year-old Nishant, who won bronze at the World Championships, showed his mettle to bounce back in the second match. However, it was the American boxer who decided the fight in the final round.
With Nishant Dev's exit, India's tour to Italy has come to an end, with none of the nine Indian boxers securing a spot for Paris 2024.
Shiva Thapa (Men's 63.5kg), Deepak Boria (Men's 51kg), Narender Belwal (Men's 92kg), Jaismin Ramboriya (Women's 60kg), Sanjeet Kumar (Men's 92kg), Ankshita Boro (Women's 66kg class) and Raksha Chahal (Men's 80kg class) all lost in the first round, while Mohammed Husamuddin (Men's 57kg class) was eliminated in the second round.
So far, four women athletes have qualified for India: Nikat Zareen (50kg), Preity Pawar (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg). Only. All of this happened at last year's Asian Games.
Indian boxers will have the last chance to qualify for the 2024 Paris Games at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament scheduled to be held in Bangkok from May 23 to June 3.
Up to 51 spots will be contested at the Bangkok Games. India can get nine more slots in boxing.