Nishant Dev Secures Spot In 2024 Paris Olympics With Dominant Win In Boxing World Qualifiers

Nishant Dev became the first Indian boxer to secure a spot for the 2024 Paris Olympics by decisively defeating his Moldovan opponent, Vasile Cebotari, in the 71kg quarterfinals of the second Boxing World Qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday.

The 23-year-old clinched a convincing 5-0 victory over Cebotari in the bout’s first round, earning his Olympic ticket.

Nishant joins fellow Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen (women’s 50kg), Preeti (54kg), and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), all of whom have secured quotas for the Paris Games.

In the women’s category, Ankushita Boro was eliminated from the Paris Olympics race after a narrow 2-3 loss to Sweden’s Agnes Alexiusson in the 60kg quarterfinals.