NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports
Kiren Rijiju on Sunday congratulated India boxers
Vikas Krishan (69kg) and
Pooja Rani (75kg) for qualifying for the upcoming 2020
Tokyo Olympics
.
Rijiju took to Twitter and posted Pooja's picture. He captioned the post, "Great news! Pooja Rani becomes 1st Indian boxer to qualify for @Tokyo2020 #Olympics Congratulations Pooja! #RoadtoTokyo2020"
"Another thrilling news! Vikas Krishan becomes our 2nd boxer to qualify for @Tokyo2020 #Olympics Congratulations Vikas! #RoadToTokyo" Rijiju wrote on the microblogging website while congratulating Vikas.
Pooja advanced to the semi-final of Asian/Oceania Olympic qualifiers after defeating Thailand's Pomnipa Chutee 5-0. With this victory, she became the first Indian boxer to qualify for Tokyo
Olympics
.
While Vikas secured Olympic quota after securing 5-0 victory over Japan's Sewonrets Okazawa in the quarterfinal of the tournament.
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