Manoj Kumar and Vikas Krishan became the latest Indian boxers to qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics. Manoj won quarterfinal bout against Tajikistan's Rakhimov Shakvakatdzhon to win 3-0 in the AIBA World Olympic qualification event in Baku, Azerbaijan. Later, Krishan also qualified for the Olympics after blanking Lee Dongyun 3-0 in the 75kg category. Shiva Thapa had been the first boxer to qualify for Rio Olympics. Two more boxers can still get quota for India when L Devendro Singh (49kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) take the canvas for their bouts.
