Lovlina Borgohain – Ace Boxer

~MS Harshitaa

Biography :

Nearly 200 nations and people worldwide participate in the Olympics. Lovlina Borgohain brought Laurels to the country by participating in the Women’s welterweight event. She is a hard-working woman and a bronze Medalist in the Tokyo Olympics. 

Family Background:

Lovlina’s life wasn’t a piece of cake to walk in. Born on 2nd October,1997, she hails from Assam. Her father, named Tiken, runs a small business. He worked so hard for her child, Lovlina. Her blood sisters named Licha and Lima, are national-level Kickboxing players.

Lovlina completed her high school in Barpathar Girls High School. She started as a kickboxer and later became a boxer. She practiced and trained, and learned all the tactics of boxing.

Early Life And Career:

In 2018, after so much struggle in the selection process , she participated in the commonwealth games, but she lost in the quarter-finals to Sandy Ryan. 

But still, Lovlina didn’t lose hope. She tasted the fruit of success in the upcoming events. Hard Work always pays off and Lovlina is a very good example of this.

After this, she was open to the inaugural India Open Championship, where she won a Gold medal.

She won a bronze in Asian Boxing Championship. With that lots of praises, and medals fell at her feet. 

Awards :

• Bronze medalist in AIBA Women’s World Boxing in  2018 Championships
• Participated for the second time in 2019,  AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship, won a  bronze.
• Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, qualified for the Olympics 
• At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, after qualifying the preliminary round, she entered the quarter-finals, wasn’t lucky enough she lost to Busenaz Surmeneli, and settled for a bronze.

Tokyo Olympics :