June 23, 2016 8:03 PM

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Manoj Kumar becomes second Indian boxer to qualify for Olympic Games

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, Manoj Kumar today became the second Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games. He qualified after advancing to the semifinals of the AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, beating Tajikistan's Rakhimov Shavkatdzhon in the quarterfinal 3-nil in the 64 kilogram category. Manoj Kumar will now face European champion Pat McCormack of Britain in the semifinal tomorrow. Manoj, also a former Asian Championships bronze-medallist, had competed in the 2012 London Games as well and had lost in the quarterfinals. Before Manoj, Shiva Thapa had made the cut in the 56 kilogram category for the Rio Games during the Asian Qualifying Tournament held in China this March.

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