PANAJI: Assam’s Lovlina Borgohain has ensured India will have a medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing. The tremendous efforts by the 23-year-old not just in the ring today, but right from the time she fought COVID19 last year and stress due to her mother’s life-threatening ailment; has strengthened Boxing Federation of India’s resolve of unearthing and supporting the talents in the country.
According to BFI president Ajay Singh, ‘Lovlina is symbolic of a young, new, and fearless India.’ He also hopes Lovlina (69kg), who has entered the semi-finals by defeating former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei, would gun for the gold medal.
“It’s a news that we all were eagerly waiting to hear. This is a proud moment not just for boxing but also for Assam and for the entire country. It was a very courageous effort by Lovlina, indeed. She was down with covid last year and was admitted to the hospital. Her mother too was going through a life-threatening ailment. But Lovlina is a born fighter. This is a huge milestone for Indian boxing and the way this young girl has proved herself makes us all proud. We at BFI would like to congratulate her on this achievement. This is also a testament to the process that we followed in the last four years. However, as I said to Lovlina today, this is just a start. She needs to plan carefully and ensure she wins gold for India. Lovlina is symbolic of a young, new, and fearless India. I am sure that young boxers like her will ensure many more Olympic medals in the future,” Singh said in an official statement by BFI.
