Tokyo Olympics 2020: Injured boxer Vikas Krishan forced out of Asian qualifiers final, ends campaign with silver medal

Amman (Jordan): Olympic-bound Commonwealth Games champion Vikas Krishan (69kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asia/Oceania Qualifiers after an eye injury forced him to pull out of the final on Wednesday. Krishan, a world and Asian medallist, was to take on Jordan’s Zeyad Eashash in the summit clash. [caption id=“attachment_5057271” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Vikas Krishan. AFP[/caption] “He will not compete because of the cut. He has been told by the doctors to pull out,” a source close to the boxer told PTI. He defeated second seed Ablaikhan Zhussupov of Kazakhstan, a two-time world bronze-medallist, in the semi-finals on Tuesday. He sustained a cut on his left eyelid in the second round of the bout before claiming a split decision victory. He, along with seven other Indians, secured a Tokyo Olympics ticket by making the semi-finals of the ongoing qualifiers.