Asian champion Pooja Rani (75kg) and the seasoned Vikas Krishan (69kg) on Sunday became the first set of Indian boxers to qualify for this year's Tokyo Olympics by advancing to the semi-finals of the continental qualifiers here. While fourth-seeded Rani notched up a facile 5-0 win over Thailand's Pornnipa Chutee, Krishan endured a tough one against third-seeded Japanese Sewonrets Okazawa before also prevailing in a unanimous verdict against the Asian silver-medallist.

Lovlina books Tokyo ticket
In the evening session, two-time world bronze-winner and second seed Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) eased past Uzbekistan's Maftunakhon Melieva to enter the semi-finals and secure an Olympic berth.