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World championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev advanced to the boxing pre-quarterfinal in the 71kg category at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday.
He defeated Nepal's Dipesh Lama in a dominating style and secured a 5-0 win to enter the Round of 32. https://twitter.com/Media_SAI/status/1706309024449249532 Earlier, boxer Deepak won comfortably against Malaysia's Muhammad Abdul to progress into the pre-quarterfinals of the mens 51kg at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday. Deepak scored an emphatic 5-0 win against the Malaysian boxer in the Round of 32. Arundhati Choudhary exited after losing to Chinas Yung Liu 0-5 in the pre-quarterfinals of the womens 60-66 kg weight category. Boxing at the Asian Games 2023 is also a Paris 2024 Olympics qualifier event. Only one boxer per country is eligible for quotas in each weight category. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will declare the quotas won by the respective national Olympic committees (NOC) from Asia on October 9. (ANI)
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