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Indian boxers secured two more Olympic berths when Diwakar Prasad and Vijender reached the finals in the third Asian Qualifying event for the Athens Olympics in Karachi today.
In the bantamweight category, Diwakar Prasad outpunched his Jordanian opponent while Vijender defeated his counterpart from Iran in the light welterweight semi-final, according to a press release by the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation here.
Vijender had defeated Qatar8217;s Alhadi Abdul Rahman 35-9 in the quarterfinals.
All the 18 finalists from the event will qualify for the Olympics. Indian will now have four pugilists in athens as Akhil Kumar and Jitender have already made the grade. However, the biggest disappointment for India has been the inability of its top boxer Mohammad Ali Qamar to qualify for the Olympics.
