Tokyo Olympics: Bye For Amit Panghal, Three Others; Tough Overall Draw For Indian Boxers

Tokyo Olympics: India's Amit Panghal and three others got byes even as the Indian boxers geared up for a tough campaign with the draws for the Games revealed on Thursday.

Top seed and world no.1 Amit Panghal (52kg) was among four Indian boxers who got byes into the Olympic Games pre-quarterfinals as the country's pugilists geared up for a tough campaign going by the draws unveiled on Thursday. An unprecedented nine Indian boxers would be vying for medals at the showpiece, where none could secure a podium finish in the 2016 edition. Panghal will step into the ring on July 31 in the last-16-stage against the winner of the contest between Botswana's Mahommed Rajab Otukile and Colombia's Herney Rivas Martinez. In the women's competition, six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) will square off against Dominica''s Miguelina Hernandez on July 25 and up next for her would be Colombian third seed Lorena Victoria Valencia as she pursues a second Olympic medal. Also getting a bye was former Asian Games bronze-medallist Satish Kumar (+91kg), who is the first super heavyweight from India to make the Olympic cut.