In boxing, The Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh has qualified for the London Olympics in the 75 kg category. In the Asian Olympic qualifier, at Astana in Kajakhstan, Vijender Singh has reached the semifinals after defeating Chuluntumur Tumurkhuyag of Mangolia in the quarterfinals. The semifinal clash between Vijender Singh and Nusrat Pajiyev of Turkamenistan will take place later.Vijender singh is the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics for the third time in succession. Besides Vijender singh,four other Indian boxers, L. Debendra Singh, Vikash Krishna, Manoj Kumar and Jaibhagwan, have so far qualified for the London Olympics.
The first four quota places came in the qualification competition in October at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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