The 2008 Beijing Olympics proved to be a year of water flow for Indian boxing.
Vijender Singh returned home with the first Olympic medal in the country in Boxing – Bronze.
Four years later, MC Mary Kom added legend with bronze at the London Olympics.
The 2016 Rio Olympics was the main disappointment for the state Pugilistes because no one could reach medal.
However, at present, there is a great hope of ‘Navratna’ who are competing for glory in Tokyo.
Nine Indian boxers who have never happened before will take action at the Olympics this time.
They include five men – Amit Panghal (52kg), Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas Krishan Yadav (69kg), Ashish Kumar (75kg), Satish Kumar (91kg) – and four women – Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg )), Lovlina Borghain (69kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg).
Vikas will start an Indian campaign in Ryogoku Kokating Arena on Friday – the opening day of all boxing competitions.
He will be the Indian boxer in action and therefore chooses from the opening ceremony.
The 29-year-old child pursued a medal in what was third and, most likely, the last shot at the Glory Olympics.
His opponent is Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa, who represents Japan but has a Ghana line.
His father was born in Accra but moved Asia looking for a greener meadow.
The 25-year-old began his sports career as a wrestler at the age of 15 but then turned to boxing.
If Vikas crossed this obstacle, he would oppose Roniel Iglesias in Cuban’s flagship in round 16.
Iglesias was the London Olympic gold medalist and also the former world champion.
Four Indians get byes to pre-quarters, including Pamhal, World No.
1 in the men’s 52kg category.
The other is Simranjit, Satish and Lovlina.
On Sunday, six-time world champion Mary Kom will start his campaign against Dominica Miguelina Hernandez.
Pooja Rani in the form will immediately oppose Ichrak Aib Algeria in his opening battle.
Ashish will take Erbieke Touheta China in the opening and Manish Kaushik has a British European silver medalist Luke McCormack to compete with his first battle.