Lovlina Borgohain Explained

Lovlina Borgohain
Nationality:Indian
Weight Class:Middleweight
Stance:Orthodox stance
Birth Date:2 October 1997
Birth Place:Baromukhia, Barpathar, Golaghat, Assam, India
Height:1.78m
Weight:75 kg

Lovlina Borgohain (born 2 October 1997) is an Indian boxer. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in the women's welterweight event, becoming only the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics.[1] [2] She won gold medal at 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships and bronze medals at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[3] [4] [5] Borgohain is the first female athlete and the second boxer from Assam to represent the state in the Olympics. In 2020, she became the sixth person from Assam to receive Arjuna Award.[6]

Early life

Borgohain was born on 2 October 1997, and hails from Baramukhia village, Golaghat district, Assam.[7] [8] Her parents are Tiken and Mamoni Borgohain. Her father Tiken is a small-scale businessman and struggled financially to support his daughter's ambition. A former Muay Thai practitioner, Lovlina, as the youngest of three sister-siblings, became interested in boxing after seeing her twin sisters, Licha and Lima, take up kickboxing and followed the same trail.[9] The Sports Authority of India held trials at her high school Barpathar Girls High School, where Borgohain participated. She was noticed and selected by renowned Coach Padum Chandra Bodo at the SAI STC Guwahati from 2012 to learn basics of boxing and to achieve the excellence in boxing.[10] [11] She was later coached by Sandhya Gurung.[12] [13]

Career

She won gold medal at the 1st India Open International Boxing Tournament in New Delhi in 2018 and silver medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament in Guwahati.[14]

Borgohain's career's biggest break came when she was selected to participate in the 2018 Commonwealth Games welterweight boxing category. However, her announcement was the subject of controversy after it was found out that she hadn't received any official intimation about her selection. She found out about her selection after the story broke at a major media outlet.[8] [15] At the Commonwealth Games, she lost to Sandy Ryan from the UK in the quarterfinals. Sandy Ryan eventually went on to win gold in that category.

Her selection in the 2018 Commonwealth Games was attributed to her success at the inaugural India Open – an international boxing championship held in February 2018 – where she won a gold medal in the welterweight category.[16] She had also won the bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in Vietnam in November 2017[17] and the bronze medal at the President's Cup held in Astana in June 2017.[18] [19] [20]

She later won a silver medal at the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia in June 2018 and a bronze medal at the 13th International Silesian Championship in Poland in September 2018.[21] [22]

2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships

She represented India for the first time at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, held in New Delhi, where she won the bronze medal in the welterweight category on 23 November 2018.[3]

2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships

In 2019, Borgohain got selected for her second Women's World Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia, from 3–13 October without trials.[23] Borgohain defeated Morocco's Bel Ahbib Oumayma 5–0 in her round of 16 bout.[24] She was defeated by China's Yang Liu in the 69 kg category semi-final by 2-3 and had to settle with the bronze medal.[5]

2020 Olympics qualifying event

In March 2020, Borgohain secured the Olympic berth in the 69 kg with a 5–0 win over Maftunakhon Melieva of Uzbekistan in the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. With this, she has become the first ever sportswoman from Assam to qualify for the Olympics.[25] She lost to the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships silver-medallist Gu Hong of China in a unanimous 5-0 verdict and signed off with a bronze medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers.[26]

Borgohain trained at Assisi, Italy from 15 October to 5 December 2020 for World Olympic qualifying event scheduled for May – June 2021.[27]

2020 Tokyo Olympics

Borgohain is the first female athlete and the second boxer from Assam to represent the state in the Olympics.[25] She defeated the German boxer Nadine Apetz in the primary rounds and on 30 July 2021, she defeated Taiwan's Chen Nien-chin and which assured her a medal.[28] [29] [30] India women's boxing team head coach Raffaelle Bergamesco told The Times of India in an interview, "She wanted to win and that was a fundamental change. Lovlina is a girl who is very attached to her family, to her fellow citizens. I tried to motivate her by shouting that the whole of India was watching her and she could write her own story"[31] In the semifinals she lost to the world no. 1 and eventual gold medalist Busenaz Sürmeneli and took home the bronze medal.[32] [33]

IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

2022

She lost to Cindy Ngamba of Fair Chance Team 1–4 in the pre-quarter finals.[34] Borgohain had again defeated former world champion Chen Nien-Chin in the first round.[34]

2023

Competing in the 75 kg category, Borgohain won the gold medal defeating Australia's Caitlin Parker.[35]

2024 Olympics

Borgohain participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 75kg category. She defeated Norwegian boxer S. Hofstad in her first match. In the quarter final match, she lost to Q.Li of People’s Republic of China 5-0 and ended the Paris Olympics.[36]

Awards and recognition

For winning the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics -

Others

Personal life

In 2019, Borgohain signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.[45]

In 2022, Borgohain was appointed as deputy superintendent of police by Assam Government.[46] [47] In May 2022, she was elected as the chair and a voting member on the board of directors for International Boxing Association (amateur) Athletes' Committee.[48]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: 4 August 2021. Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze after losing semi-final. 3 August 2021. .
  2. Web site: Boxing Schedule & Results - 4 Aug Tokyo 2020. dead. 4 August 2021. Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 19 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210719111921/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/olympic-schedule-and-results-date=2021-08-04.htm.
  3. News: Women's Boxing World Championships: India's Mary Kom Enters Final, Lovlina Borgohain Takes Home The Bronze Medal . John . Tirkey . sports.ndtv.com . NDTV . 23 November 2018.
  4. News: Das . Devadyuti . Mary Kom storms into World Boxing Championships final, Lovlina Borgohain gets bronze . 7 October 2023 . The Times of India . 22 November 2018.
  5. News: Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Championships . 8 December 2019 . ANI . 12 October 2019.
  6. News: From receiving 'Arjuna Award' to securing medal at Tokyo Olympics; here's all you need to know about Lovlina Borgohain . CNBCTV18 . 30 July 2021 . 1 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Boxing Athlete Profile: Lovlina BORGOHAIN – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. en-AU. 17 November 2018.
  8. News: Assam's boxer Lovlina to represent India in Commonwealth Games; boxer yet to be intimated!. 28 February 2018. NORTHEAST NOW. 17 November 2018. en-US.
  9. Web site: 4 August 2021. Bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain rises as the underdog at Tokyo Olympics. 1 October 2021. The Bridge. en.
  10. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Lovlina Borgohain 'Will Definitely Get Gold', Says Boxer's First Coach . News18 . Kamalika Sengupta . 30 July 2021 . 31 July 2021.
  11. News: High hopes for Lovlina – Times of India. The Times of India. 17 November 2018.
  12. Web site: Now and then: Forces behind boxer Lovlina Borgohain's rise . The New Indian Express . 30 July 2021 . 31 July 2021.
  13. Web site: Former Sikkim boxer, who fought paralysis, behind Lovlina Borgohain's Olympics journey . ThePrint . Myithili Hazarika . 4 August 2021 . 4 August 2021.
  14. Web site: Lovlina Borgohain . iba.sport/ . 11 July 2024.
  15. News: The other boxer from North East India. 8 April 2018. The Bridge. 17 November 2018. en-US.
  16. Web site: Mary Kom, Pwilao Basumatary, Lovlina Borgohain, Sanjeet win gold at India Open boxing. www.sportsavour.com. en-US. 17 November 2018. February 2018.
  17. News: Asian Boxing Championship round-up: Mary Kom, Sonia Lather progress to finals. Scroll.in. 17 November 2018. en-US.
  18. News: Boxing: Lovlina assures India a bronze at Astana. 8 June 2017. mid-day. 17 November 2018. en.
  19. News: High hopes for Lovlina – Times of India. The Times of India. 17 November 2018.
  20. News: Women's World Boxing Championship: Meet India's 10-member squad – Times of India. The Times of India. 17 November 2018.
  21. News: Ulaanbaatar Cup: Mandeep Jangra Wins Gold, Four Others Grab Silver – NDTV Sports. NDTVSports.com. NDTVSports.com. 17 November 2018. en.
  22. News: Gold for Mary Kom, Manisha gets silver in Polish boxing tourney. 16 September 2018. The Indian Express. 17 November 2018. en-US.
  23. Web site: 'Whenever I train, Olympics is right in my mind. It is my father's dream': Lovlina Borgohain. G. Krishnan. 13 September 2019. 13 September 2019.
  24. Indo-Asian News Service . 9 October 2019 . Women's World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain enters quarterfinals. India Today. 3 August 2021.
  25. News: Lovlina Borgohain's Tokyo qualification big boost to boxing: AABA Official . 11 March 2020 . www.telegraphindia.com . 11 March 2020 . en.
  26. News: Olympic-bound Lovlina Borgohain ends with bronze at Asian Qualifiers. 10 March 2020. www.outlookindia.com . 10 March 2020 . en.
  27. News: Indian boxers to travel to Italy and France for training and competition. DD News. ddnews . 7 October 2020. 11 October 2020.
  28. News: Sarangi . Y. B. . Lovlina Borgohain assured of Olympic boxing medal after reaching semifinal . 15 March 2022 . Sportstar . 30 July 2021.
  29. News: Well done, Lovlina! Vijender Singh, Anurag Thakur lead wishes as boxer assures India's second medal at Tokyo . 15 March 2022 . Times Now . 30 July 2021 . en.
  30. News: Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assures a medal for India by reaching women's welterweight semi-finals . 15 March 2022 . Firstpost . 30 July 2021 . en.
  31. News: Whole of India is watching you: Coach Raffaele Bergamasco's, .. message for medallist Lovlina Borgohain during her last bout . . Amit Kumar . 1 August 2021 . 15 August 2021.
  32. Web site: 4 August 2021. Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Settles For Bronze. 6 August 2021. The Live Mirror. en-US.
  33. Web site: Raj. Pratyush. Lovlina Borgohain's inspirational journey: From helping her father in paddy field, to an Olympic bronze. 4 August 2021. India Today. 4 August 2021 . en.
  34. News: Lovlina Borgohain knocked out of Women's World Boxing Championship . 14 May 2022 . the bridge . 14 May 2022.
  35. News: Lovlina Borgohain clinches her maiden World Championship gold by defeating Australia's Caitlin Parker Sports - Times of India Videos . 5 June 2023 . The Times of India . ANI . 27 March 2023 . en.
  36. News: Peesara . Anuraag . 4 August 2024 . Paris 2024 Olympics: Boxing - Lovlina Borgohain Secures Semi-Final Spot in Women’s 71kg . Olympics.com . 17 August 2024.
  37. News: Himanta Biswa Announces Names of 19 Awardees in 3 Categories, Assam Baibhav, Saurav & Gaurav Award. 18 December 2021 . The Sentinel . 12 December 2021.
  38. News: President Kovind virtually presents Arjuna Award to Assam's boxer Lovlina Borgohain . 9 October 2020 . NORTHEAST NOW . 29 August 2020.
  39. Web site: 2 November 2021. National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna. 2 November 2021. News18. en.
  40. Web site: BCCI announces prize money . . 2021 . Live Mint. 7 August 2021.
  41. Web site: Integrated Sports Policy of Assam . . 2018 . Government of Assam . 4 August 2021.
  42. News: Sharma . Nitin . 12 July 2021 . Rs 6 crore or Rs 25 lakh for Olympics gold? Home state key to cash prize. Indian Express . 7 August 2021.
  43. Web site: Assam Congress Announces Rs. 3 Lakhs To Lovlina Borgohain. 8 August 2021. Pratidin Time. 4 August 2021 . en-US.
  44. Web site: TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners. 14 October 2021. 26 October 2022. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Fapuq. 5 June 2023. New Delhi.
  45. News: Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS . 10 December 2019 . Deccan Herald . 15 November 2019 . en.
  46. News: Olympic Medalist Lovlina Borgohain Appointed DSP In Assam Police. sentinelassam. 12 January 2022. en.
  47. News: Lovlina appointed trainee DSP. 13 January 2022. The Times of India. en.
  48. News: PTI . Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA Athletes Committee Chair . 27 May 2022 . The Times of India . 26 May 2022 . en.

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