Boxer Lovlina Borgohain at 2021 Tokyo Olympics. (PIB)

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain has bagged a Bronze Medal in 69-kilogram category after she lost to World Champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the semi-finals. This is the third medal for the country. Earlier, PV Sindhu won a Bronze Medal in Badminton while Mira Bai Chanu lifted a Silver Medal in weightlifting.

Lovlina hails from Golaghat district of Assam. Her father Tiken is a small-scale businessman and had financial struggles to support his daughter’s ambition. Following the footsteps of her twin sisters Licha and Lima, the Assamese first took up kickboxing. Having found her love in boxing, Lovlina was always on the lookout for an opportunity. And it came within a few months. SAI was holding the trials at Barpathar Girls High School, where she studied, and Lovlina showed her skills when she took part in the trials. That’s how Boro noticed her exceptional talent started honing it from 2012. In her journey to reach the pinnacle, she battled the society who used to question her interest in Boxing being a female. But this did not jitter her aspirations leading to her first major breakthrough; a Bronze at the World Championship in 2018.

Past Achievements:

  • Bronze Medalist 2018 & 2019 World Championships
  • Bronze Medalist 2017 & 2021 Asian Championships