The IOA also lauded Geeta for becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics. Geeta along with two other grapplers Amit Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt made the cut for the London Games recently at the qualifying event also held in Astana.
"The performance of Indian sportspersons in the Olympic Qualifiers has been very encouraging and we are hopeful that at London Games India's medal tally will be better," IOA acting president, Vijay Kumar Malhotra said in a statement.
"Teenagers Shiva Thapa, Sumit Sangwan and wrestler Geeta not only qualified but also won the gold in their respective categories. Shiva will be the youngest boxer and Geeta, the first woman wrestler to represent the country in Olympics; this in itself is a big achievement," he said.
Shiva (56kg) and Sumit (81kg) not just booked their Olympic berths but also fetched gold medals in their respective at the qualifiers.
Vijender (75kg), Shiva and Sumit's qualification in Astana means India will be represeneted by an unprecedented seven-member strong boxing squad in the London Olympics.
