The medal winners at the upcoming World Championships for men and women, both to be held in Russia, will get direct berths in the Indian boxing teams for the first Olympic qualifying tournaments next year.
Confirming what was first reported by PTI on July 25, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has officially laid down the selection plan for the qualifiers to the 2020 Tokyo Games.
"The medallist of AIBA (men's) World Championship 2019 will be sent directly to the first Olympic qualifier to be held in China," read the minutes of a meeting of a BFI meeting which attended by its brass, the coaching staff, and the selection committee members.
"Selection criteria (Women): the Gold/Silver medallist of AIBA World Championship will be sent directly to the first Olympic qualifier in China."
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