guwahati after scripting history by becoming the youngest indian boxer to qualify for the olympics shiva thapa arrived in the city on sunday to a grand reception by family and all assam gorkha students union the eighteenyearold achieved this feat in the semifinals of 56kg category of the asian qualifying event in astana kazakhstan east guwahati mla and former sports minister of assam robin bordoloi on behalf of chief minister tarun gogoi announced a monetary reward of rs 10 lakh for pugilist thapa during a felicitation programme organized by the assam amateur boxing association aaba in the city he was felicitated with a traditional sorai by aaba in association with numaligarh refinery limited shivas achievement is a dream come true for us said bordoloi i put in my best efforts in the semifinals of asian olympic qualifier it was a do or die situation for me in the finals too i gave my 200 per cent as i had to stand up to the expectations of my family and the state when my opponent was one score ahead of me my coach came near to boost my morale i told him that i will knock him down in the next rounds today its the beginning of shiva thapa he said at a time when the entire state is celebrating rongali bihu shivas achievement has added fervour to the festivity director guwahati centre of sports authority of india sai subhas basumatary said shiva is a wonder kid and the state id proud of his recent feat way back in 200203 shivas father approached sais guwahati centre with his two sons shiva undoubtedly have all the essential qualities to clinch gold in the olympics said basumatary a resident of birubari locality in his initial days thapa received training at sports authority of india sai campus in the city shiva is the fourth olympian from the state to qualify for the olympics archer jayanta talukdar from assam has also bagged a london ticket