Assampugilist Shiva Thapa (63kg) assured himself of medal at the 71st StrandjaMemorial Tournament by advancing to the semifinals in Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday.Along with Shiva, Sonia Lather (57kg) and Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg) also assuredthemselves of medals at the tournament.

The Assamboxer got the better of Ireland's George Bates in his quarterfinal clash. It maybe mentioned here that Shiva is a bronze-winner from the 2015 world showpiece.

On theother hand, Sonia Lather clinched a 3-2 triumph over Ireland's Michaela Walsh toenter the last-four stage. Thapa, Lather and Hussamuddin will today try toensure their place in the finals, scheduled to take place on Saturday.