Indian pugilist Amit Pangal has secured the prestigious Paris Olympic quota in the men’s 51 kg category on Sunday. He triumphed over Liu Chuang of China at the World Boxing Qualifiers in Bangkok, with a commanding 5-nil quarter-final victory. Amit is the fifth Indian boxer to qualify for the Paris Olympics, following Nishant Dev, Nikhat Zareen, Preeti Pawar and the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain.

Jaismine Lamboria in the women’s 57kg and Sachin Siwach in the men’s 57kg will also look to secure Olympic quotas, later this evening.