Xu Zichun (R) of China and Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines greet each other after the women's 54kg quarterfinal of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
PARIS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China guaranteed at least five bronze medals in the Paris Olympics boxing events, despite the loss of Xu Zichun in women's 57kg here on Sunday.
Upsetting China's Xu with a commanding 5-0 victory, Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines progressed to the women's 57kg semifinals, where she will meet Polish boxer Julia Szeremeta.
China is among the three countries that gained full quota in all six female boxing events and five of their six female boxers have reached top four, securing at least five bronze medals.
Top seed Li Qian downed India's Lovlina Borgohain 4-1 in the women's 75kg quarterfinals, while Chang Yuan is edging closer to the gold medal as she triumphed over the fourth-seeded Pang Cholmi of DPR Korea 3-2.
"She is a great rival, we have faced each other many times and I have learned a lot from facing her. And today, I won because of how sure I was in executing my strategy, whether it's in the strength of my punches or others," said Chang.
"I will give it all for the final, thinking more about the contest and not about the result," Chang added. ■
Xu Zichun (R) of China competes with Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines during the women's 54kg quarterfinal of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Xu Zichun (L) of China competes with Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines during the women's 54kg quarterfinal of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Xu Zichun (R) of China competes with Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines during the women's 54kg quarterfinal of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines celebrates after winning Xu Zichun of China during the women's 54kg quarterfinal of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Xu Zichun (R) of China competes with Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines during the women's 54kg quarterfinal of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
