Asian Games: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain clinches historic silver medal
What's the story
India's Lovlina Borgohain clinched the silver medal in the 2023 Asian Games women's 75kg boxing event in Hangzhou, China, on October 4. Borgohain, who won a historic medal at the Tokyo Olympics, lost to Li Qian by unanimous decision in the Asian Games final. As a result, India's boxing campaign at the Games comes to an end. Here are further details.
Medal
Borgohain enters record books
Borgohain has scripted history at the Asian Games. She claimed the first silver medal for an Indian woman at the Asian Games in boxing. Legend Mary Kom won the gold medal for India at the Incheon 2014 Games. It was her first and only Asian Games gold as she beat Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova in the flyweight (51 kg) summit clash.
Berth
Borgohain had confirmed a Paris Olympics berth
Borgohain progressed to the final of the women's 75kg on Tuesday. With this win, she confirmed her berth at the Paris Olympics next year. She is among the four Indian female boxers to have secured the Olympics ticket. Nikhat Zareen, Praveen Hooda, and Preeti Pawar are the others. Notably, Preeti settled for bronze after losing in the women's 54kg semi-final against China's Chang Yuan.
Records
Key achievements of Borgohain
Borgohain won the bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight category. She is also a three-time medallist at the World Championships in the middleweight category, winning the gold in 2023, besides two bronze medals in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Besides, Borgohain is a three-time medallist at the Asian Championships.
Twitter Post
Twitter Post
Not the result I was hoping for but still happy with my overall performance in the #AsianGames. I would like to thank MYAS, Assam Govt, SAI, BFI, my coaches & support staff @assampolice @RFYouthSports IOS
— Lovlina Borgohain (@LovlinaBorgohai) October 4, 2023
for their continued support & faith in me.
See you all at PARIS Olympics 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/bDiAmpqcyU