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World Qualification Tournament: Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa and 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine are set to spearhead Indian challenge as the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) named nine-member squad for the first World Qualification Tournament of Paris Olympic Games 2024.

The world qualification tournament is scheduled to take place in Busto Arsizio, Italy from February 29 to March 12.

Besides Thapa (63.5kg) and Jaismine (60kg), the youth world champion Ankushita Boro (66kg), reigning National champions Lakshya Chahar (80kg), Sanjeet Kumar (92kg), 2022 Asian Games bronze medallist Narender Berwal (+92kg) and 2023 World Championship bronze medallists Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg), Deepak Bhoria (51kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) have also been included as they will fight for Paris 2024 quotas in their respective categories.