World championships medallists Amit Panghal (51kg), Akash Kumar (57kg) and Vikas Krishan (80kg) lived up to their billing to make it to the shortlist of boxers for the Asian Games, an Olympic qualifying event for Paris 2024.
In the trials held at Patiala, the three reached the finals of their respective weight divisions to be eligible for the last stage of the selection — where a boxer per weight class will be picked for the continental event after three weeks of assessment and evaluation by the coaches.
While Amit stuck to his old weight, comeback men Akash and Vikas jumped to heavier categories for the Asian Games. Akash took his Worlds bronze in 54kg, while Vikas competed in the Tokyo Olympics in 69kg in 2021.
