Last Updated: 11 Oct, 2023 | Views: 635
Age: 27
Profession: Boxer
Famous For: Olympic Bronze Medalist In The Women's Welterweight Division In Tokyo 2021
Higher Education: MBA
Net Worth: $1-5 Million
About (Profile/Biography)
Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer from India. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she became only the third Indian boxer to earn a bronze medal in the women's welterweight event. Lovlina won a bronze medal at the 2018 and 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. She took gold in the first India Open International Boxing Tournament in New Delhi and silver in the second India Open International Boxing Tournament in Guwahati.
Career
In 2012 – Lovlina was noticed and chosen by famous Coach Padum Chandra Bodo at the SAI STC Guwahati 2012 to learn the fundamentals of boxing and achieve boxing perfection.
In 2017 – She participated in the Asian Boxing Championships in Vietnam and won the bronze medal.
In 2018 – Lovlina took part in the 2018 Commonwealth Games welterweight boxing category and won the gold medal.
In 2019 – She was chosen to compete in her second Women's World Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia.
In 2020 – Lovlina won the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 5–0 over Uzbekistan's Maftunakhon Melieva in the 69 kg weight category.
Achievements and Awards
In 2020 – She was honored with Arjuna Award for her impressive performance in boxing.
In 2021 – Lovlina was awarded the Asom Sourav Award.
In 2021 – She got India's highest sporting honor, Khel Ratna Award.
Unknown Facts
Lovlina became the first Assamese to win an Olympic medal when she won bronze.
Lovlina and her two sisters would participate in Muay Thai kickboxing. She later switched to boxing.
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