Qatar boxer Thulasi earns a Rio spot

Qatar’s Thulasi Tharumalingam (right) celebrates his win over Argentina’s Carlos Aquino in their light welterweight (64kg) category semi-final at APB/WSB Olympic Qualification Event in Vargas, Venezuela, on Thursday. With the win, Tharumalingam earned a spot at 2016 Rio Olympics. The 24-year-old will now be up against Armenia’s Hovhannes Bachkov for gold.