GUWAHATI: London Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom (51kg) secured her second appearance at the mega quadrennial Games with a flawless 5-0 win over Irish Magno of Philippines as she entered the semi-finals of the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan on March 9.
With Mary’s win, India now has seven quotas for the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Riding on her barrage of left cross and clear punches, the six-time world champion established her supremacy early on in the bout and refused to relent as the match progressed. She will now take on reigning Asian Games gold medallist Yuan Chang of China in her quest for a spot in the final of this event.
Earlier, Assam's Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) secured Tokyo Olympic berths by advancing to the semifinals of the Asian Qualifiers with contrasting quarterfinal victories on March 8.
