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{{short description|Indian boxer}}
{{short description|Indian boxer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox boxer
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Lovlina Borgohain   
| name = Lovlina Borgohain   
| image = File:Felicitation of Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medalist Lovlina Borgohain (cropped).JPG
| image = Lovlina Borgohain in August 2022.jpg
| caption = Felicitation of Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medalist Lovlina Borgohain
| caption =Lovlina Borgohain  
| nickname =  
| nickname =  
| nationality = Indian
| nationality = Indian
| weight_class = [[Welterweight]]
| weight_class = [[Middleweight]]
| stance = [[Orthodox stance]]
| stance = [[Orthodox stance]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place =Baromukhia, [[Barpathar]], [[Golaghat]], [[Assam]], India
| birth_place = Baromukhia, [[Barpathar]], [[Golaghat]], [[Assam]], India
| height = 1.78m
| height = 1.78m
| weight = 69 kg
| weight = 75 kg
| medaltemplates =  
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{{MedalSport|Women's [[amateur boxing]]}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's welterweight|Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's welterweight|Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalComp|[[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalComp|[[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2023 New Delhi]]|[[2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Middleweight|Middleweight]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2018 New Delhi]]|[[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Welterweight|Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2018 New Delhi]]|[[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Welterweight|Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2019 Ulan-Ude]]|[[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships - Welterweight|Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2019 Ulan-Ude]]|[[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships - Welterweight|Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalComp|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Boxing at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|Middleweight}}
{{MedalComp|[[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalComp|[[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2022 Amman]]|Middleweight}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2017 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships|2017 Ho Chi Minh City]]|Welterweight}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2017 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships|2017 Ho Chi Minh City]]|Welterweight}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2021 Dubai]]|Welterweight}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2021 Dubai]]|Welterweight}}
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'''Lovlina Borgohain''' (born 2 October 1997) is an Indian boxer. She won [[bronze medal]] at the [[Tokyo 2020]] in the [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's welterweight|women's welterweight]] event, becoming only the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 August 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze after losing semi-final|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics-lovlina-borgohain-settles-for-bronze-after-losing-semifinal-101627974015827.html|url-status=live|access-date=3 August 2021|work=[[Hindustan Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boxing Schedule & Results - 4 Aug {{!}} Tokyo 2020|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/olympic-schedule-and-results-date=2021-08-04.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=4 August 2021|website=..|language=en-us|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=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}}</ref> She won [[bronze medal]] at the [[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]] and the [[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]].<ref name="AIBANDTV">{{cite news|title=Women's Boxing World Championships: India's Mary Kom Enters Final, Lovlina Borgohain Takes Home The Bronze Medal |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/womens-boxing-world-championships-indias-mary-kom-beats-kim-hyang-mi-to-enter-final-1951784 |first=John |last=Tirkey |website=sports.ndtv.com |publisher=NDTV |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mary Kom storms into World Boxing Championships final, Lovlina Borgohain gets bronze|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/boxing/mary-kom-storms-into-world-boxing-championships-final-lovlina-borgohain-gets-bronze/articleshow/66751373.cms|url-status=live|access-date=22 November 2018|website=timesofindia.com|publisher=timesofindia}}</ref><ref name="ANI">{{cite news |title=Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Championships |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/lovlina-borgohain-settles-for-bronze-in-aiba-womens-world-championships20191012191304/ |access-date=8 December 2019 |work=www.aninews.in |date=12 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She won [[gold medal]] at the 1st India Open International Boxing Tournament in [[New Delhi]] and [[silver medal]] at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament in [[Guwahati]]. Borgohain is the first female athlete and the second boxer from [[Assam]] to represent the state in the [[Olympics]].<ref name="Telegraph"/> In 2020, she became the sixth person from [[Assam]] to receive [[Arjuna Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2020/08/22/boxer-lovlina-borgohain-becomes-6th-from-assam-to-receive-arjuna-award|title=Boxer Lovlina Borgohain becomes 6th from Assam to receive Arjuna Award|website=www.eastmojo.com|date= 22 August 2020|access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> Borgohain has been appointed as [[Deputy superintendent of police]] by [[Assam Government]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Medalist Lovlina Borgohain Appointed DSP In Assam Police|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/olympic-medalist-lovlina-borgohain-appointed-dsp-in-assam-police-572768|work=sentinelassam|access-date=12 January 2022| language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |agency=PTI |title=Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA Athletes Committee Chair |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/lovlina-borgohain-elected-as-iba-athletes-committee-chair/articleshow/91812602.cms |access-date=27 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=26 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Lovlina Borgohain''' (born 2 October 1997) is an Indian [[Boxing|boxer]]. She won a bronze medal at the [[2020 Olympic Games]] in the [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's welterweight|women's welterweight]] event, becoming only the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 August 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze after losing semi-final|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics-lovlina-borgohain-settles-for-bronze-after-losing-semifinal-101627974015827.html|access-date=3 August 2021|work=[[Hindustan Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Boxing Schedule & Results - 4 Aug {{!}} Tokyo 2020|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/olympic-schedule-and-results-date=2021-08-04.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=4 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020<!-- Tokyo2020.org or Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/ -->|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=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}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="AIBANDTV">{{cite news|title=Women's Boxing World Championships: India's Mary Kom Enters Final, Lovlina Borgohain Takes Home The Bronze Medal |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/womens-boxing-world-championships-indias-mary-kom-beats-kim-hyang-mi-to-enter-final-1951784 |first=John |last=Tirkey |website=sports.ndtv.com |publisher=NDTV |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mary Kom storms into World Boxing Championships final, Lovlina Borgohain gets bronze|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/boxing/mary-kom-storms-into-world-boxing-championships-final-lovlina-borgohain-gets-bronze/articleshow/66751373.cms|access-date=22 November 2018|website=timesofindia.com|publisher=timesofindia}}</ref><ref name="ANI">{{cite news |title=Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Championships |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/lovlina-borgohain-settles-for-bronze-in-aiba-womens-world-championships20191012191304/ |access-date=8 December 2019 |work=www.aninews.in |date=12 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Borgohain is the first female athlete and the second boxer from [[Assam]] to represent the state in the [[Olympics]].<ref name="Telegraph"/> In 2020, she became the sixth person from [[Assam]] to receive [[Arjuna Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2020/08/22/boxer-lovlina-borgohain-becomes-6th-from-assam-to-receive-arjuna-award|title=Boxer Lovlina Borgohain becomes 6th from Assam to receive Arjuna Award|website=www.eastmojo.com|date= 22 August 2020|access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>


== Early life ==
==Early life==
Borgohain was born on 2 October 1997, and hails from the [[Golaghat district]] of [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/boxing/athlete-profile-n6010821-lovlina-borgohain.htm|title=Boxing {{!}} Athlete Profile: Lovlina BORGOHAIN – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assams-boxer-lovlina-represent-india-commonwealth-games-boxer-yet-intimated.html|title=Assam's boxer Lovlina to represent India in Commonwealth Games; boxer yet to be intimated!|date=28 February 2018|work=NORTHEAST NOW|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> 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, got interested in boxing after seeing her twin sisters, Licha and Lima take up kickboxing and followed the same trail.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 August 2021|title=Bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain rises as the underdog at Tokyo Olympics|url=https://thebridge.in/boxing/bronze-medal-lovlina-borgohain-underdog-tokyo-olympics-24090|access-date=1 October 2021|website=The Bridge|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/exclusive-lovlina-borgohain-will-definitely-get-gold-says-boxers-first-coach-4026569.html | title=EXCLUSIVE: Lovlina Borgohain 'Will Definitely Get Gold', Says Boxer's First Coach | publisher=News18 | work=Kamalika Sengupta | date=30 July 2021 | accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/high-hopes-for-lovlina/articleshow/63290809.cms|title=High hopes for Lovlina – Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref> She was later coached by Sandhya Gurung.<ref name="Sandhya">{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/olympics/2021/jul/30/now-andthen-forces-behind-boxer-lovlina-borgohains-rise-2337861.html | title=Now and then: Forces behind boxer Lovlina Borgohain's rise | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=30 July 2021 | accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eastmojo.com/national/2021/07/31/from-sikkim-with-love-how-coach-sandhya-gurung-turned-lovlina-into-a-lion/ | title=From Sikkim with Love: How coach Sandhya Gurung turned Lovlina into a 'lion' | publisher=East Mojo | date=31 July 2021 | accessdate=4 August 2021 | author=Pankaj Dhungel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/neye/former-sikkim-boxer-who-fought-paralysis-behind-lovlina-borgohains-olympics-journey/708998/ | title=Former Sikkim boxer, who fought paralysis, behind Lovlina Borgohain's Olympics journey | publisher=ThePrint | work=Myithili Hazarika | date=4 August 2021 | accessdate=4 August 2021}}</ref>
Borgohain was born on 2 October 1997, and hails from the [[Golaghat district]] of [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/boxing/athlete-profile-n6010821-lovlina-borgohain.htm|title=Boxing {{!}} Athlete Profile: Lovlina BORGOHAIN – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assams-boxer-lovlina-represent-india-commonwealth-games-boxer-yet-intimated.html|title=Assam's boxer Lovlina to represent India in Commonwealth Games; boxer yet to be intimated!|date=28 February 2018|work=NORTHEAST NOW|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> 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, got interested in boxing after seeing her twin sisters, Licha and Lima take up kickboxing and followed the same trail.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 August 2021|title=Bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain rises as the underdog at Tokyo Olympics|url=https://thebridge.in/boxing/bronze-medal-lovlina-borgohain-underdog-tokyo-olympics-24090|access-date=1 October 2021|website=The Bridge|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/exclusive-lovlina-borgohain-will-definitely-get-gold-says-boxers-first-coach-4026569.html | title=EXCLUSIVE: Lovlina Borgohain 'Will Definitely Get Gold', Says Boxer's First Coach | publisher=News18 | work=Kamalika Sengupta | date=30 July 2021 | accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/high-hopes-for-lovlina/articleshow/63290809.cms|title=High hopes for Lovlina – Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref> She was later coached by Sandhya Gurung.<ref name="Sandhya">{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/olympics/2021/jul/30/now-andthen-forces-behind-boxer-lovlina-borgohains-rise-2337861.html | title=Now and then: Forces behind boxer Lovlina Borgohain's rise | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=30 July 2021 | accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eastmojo.com/national/2021/07/31/from-sikkim-with-love-how-coach-sandhya-gurung-turned-lovlina-into-a-lion/ | title=From Sikkim with Love: How coach Sandhya Gurung turned Lovlina into a 'lion' | publisher=East Mojo | date=31 July 2021 | accessdate=4 August 2021 | author=Pankaj Dhungel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/neye/former-sikkim-boxer-who-fought-paralysis-behind-lovlina-borgohains-olympics-journey/708998/ | title=Former Sikkim boxer, who fought paralysis, behind Lovlina Borgohain's Olympics journey | publisher=ThePrint | work=Myithili Hazarika | date=4 August 2021 | accessdate=4 August 2021}}</ref>


== Career ==
==Career==
Borgohain is the first female athlete and the second boxer from [[Assam]] to represent the state in the [[Olympics]].<ref name="Telegraph"/> In 2020, she became the sixth person from [[Assam]] to receive [[Arjuna Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2020/08/22/boxer-lovlina-borgohain-becomes-6th-from-assam-to-receive-arjuna-award|title=Boxer Lovlina Borgohain becomes 6th from Assam to receive Arjuna Award|website=www.eastmojo.com|date= 22 August 2020|access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> Borgohain has been appointed as [[Deputy superintendent of police]] by [[Assam Government]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Medalist Lovlina Borgohain Appointed DSP In Assam Police|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/olympic-medalist-lovlina-borgohain-appointed-dsp-in-assam-police-572768|work=sentinelassam|access-date=12 January 2022| language=en}}</ref>
She won gold medal at the 1st India Open International Boxing Tournament in [[New Delhi]] and silver medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament in [[Guwahati]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}


Borgohain's career's biggest break came when she was selected to participate in the [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's welterweight|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.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thebridge.in/lovlina-boroghain-renaissance-indian-womens-boxing/|title=The other boxer from North East India|date=8 April 2018|work=The Bridge|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
Borgohain's career's biggest break came when she was selected to participate in the [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's welterweight|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.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thebridge.in/lovlina-boroghain-renaissance-indian-womens-boxing/|title=The other boxer from North East India|date=8 April 2018|work=The Bridge|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}


Her selection in the [[Commonwealth Games 2018|CWG 2018]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsavour.com/mary-kom-pwilao-basumatary-lovlina-borgohain-sanjeet-win-gold-india-open-boxing/|title=Mary Kom, Pwilao Basumatary, Lovlina Borgohain, Sanjeet win gold at India Open boxing|website=www.sportsavour.com|language=en-US|access-date=17 November 2018|date=February 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She had also won the bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in Vietnam in November 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/latest/857002/mary-kom-enters-asian-boxing-championship-final-beats-japans-tsubasa-komura-in-semis|title=Asian Boxing Championship round-up: Mary Kom, Sonia Lather progress to finals|work=Scroll.in|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and the bronze medal at the President's Cup held in Astana in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/boxing-lovlina-assures-india-a-bronze-at-astana/18318160|title=Boxing: Lovlina assures India a bronze at Astana|date=8 June 2017|work=mid-day|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/high-hopes-for-lovlina/articleshow/63290809.cms|title=High hopes for Lovlina – Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/womens-world-boxing-championship-meet-indias-10-member-squad/articleshow/66632623.cms|title=Women's World Boxing Championship: Meet India's 10-member squad – Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsavour.com/mary-kom-pwilao-basumatary-lovlina-borgohain-sanjeet-win-gold-india-open-boxing/|title=Mary Kom, Pwilao Basumatary, Lovlina Borgohain, Sanjeet win gold at India Open boxing|website=www.sportsavour.com|language=en-US|access-date=17 November 2018|date=February 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She had also won the bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in Vietnam in November 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/latest/857002/mary-kom-enters-asian-boxing-championship-final-beats-japans-tsubasa-komura-in-semis|title=Asian Boxing Championship round-up: Mary Kom, Sonia Lather progress to finals|work=Scroll.in|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and the bronze medal at the President's Cup held in Astana in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/boxing-lovlina-assures-india-a-bronze-at-astana/18318160|title=Boxing: Lovlina assures India a bronze at Astana|date=8 June 2017|work=mid-day|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/high-hopes-for-lovlina/articleshow/63290809.cms|title=High hopes for Lovlina – Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/womens-world-boxing-championship-meet-indias-10-member-squad/articleshow/66632623.cms|title=Women's World Boxing Championship: Meet India's 10-member squad – Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/ulaanbaatar-cup-mandeep-jangra-wins-gold-four-others-grab-silver-1872412|title=Ulaanbaatar Cup: Mandeep Jangra Wins Gold, Four Others Grab Silver – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/gold-for-mary-kom-manisha-gets-silver-in-polish-boxing-tourney-5358703/|title=Gold for Mary Kom, Manisha gets silver in Polish boxing tourney|date=16 September 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/ulaanbaatar-cup-mandeep-jangra-wins-gold-four-others-grab-silver-1872412|title=Ulaanbaatar Cup: Mandeep Jangra Wins Gold, Four Others Grab Silver – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/gold-for-mary-kom-manisha-gets-silver-in-polish-boxing-tourney-5358703/|title=Gold for Mary Kom, Manisha gets silver in Polish boxing tourney|date=16 September 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
Borgohain defeated Morocco's Bel Ahbib Oumayma 5–0 in her last 16-clash in the 69-kg category at Women's World Boxing Championships.<ref>{{Cite magazine|agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=9 October 2019 |title=Women's World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain enters quarterfinals|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/aiba-women-s-world-boxing-championships-lovlina-borgohain-vs-bel-ahbib-oumayma-69kg-bout-result-1607490-2019-10-09|access-date=3 August 2021|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
Borgohain won a bronze medal in Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 held in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Raj|first1=Pratyush|title=Lovlina Borgohain's inspirational journey: From helping her father in paddy field, to an Olympic bronze|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/packages/tokyo-olympics/story/lovlina-borgohain-s-inspirational-journey-from-helping-her-father-in-paddy-field-to-an-olympic-bronze-1836572-2021-08-04|access-date=4 August 2021|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
On 12 January 2022, Lovlina Borgohain was appointed as the [[Deputy superintendent of police]] in [[Assam Police]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/assam-olympic-medalist-lovlina-borgohain-appointed-as-dsp-says-main-focus-is-still-sports/videoshow/88862500.cms|title=Assam: Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain appointed as DSP, says main focus is still sports|date=12 January 2022|work=The Economic Times|access-date=13 January 2022|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/lovlina-appointed-trainee-dsp/articleshow/88864925.cms|title=Lovlina appointed trainee DSP|access-date=13 January 2022|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


===2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships===
===2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships===
She represented India for the first time at the [[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship]], held in [[New Delhi]], where she won the bronze medal in the [[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Welterweight|Welterweight(69 kg)]] category on 23 November 2018.<ref name="AIBANDTV"/>
She represented India for the first time at the [[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship]], held in [[New Delhi]], where she won the bronze medal in the [[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Welterweight|welterweight]] category on 23 November 2018.<ref name="AIBANDTV"/>


===2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships===
===2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships===
Borgohain got selected for her second [[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|Women's World Boxing Championships (2019)]] in [[Ulan-Ude]], Russia, from 3–13 October without trials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-whenever-i-train-olympics-is-right-in-my-mind-it-is-my-father-s-dream-lovlina-borgohain-2781240|last1=G. Krishnan|title='Whenever I train, Olympics is right in my mind. It is my father's dream': Lovlina Borgohain|date=13 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> She was defeated by China's Yang Liu in the 69&nbsp;kg category semi-final by 2-3 and had to settle with the bronze medal.<ref name="ANI"/>
In 2019, Borgohain got selected for her second [[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|Women's World Boxing Championships]] in [[Ulan-Ude]], Russia, from 3–13 October without trials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-whenever-i-train-olympics-is-right-in-my-mind-it-is-my-father-s-dream-lovlina-borgohain-2781240|last1=G. Krishnan|title='Whenever I train, Olympics is right in my mind. It is my father's dream': Lovlina Borgohain|date=13 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> Borgohain defeated Morocco's Bel Ahbib Oumayma 5–0 in her round of 16 bout.<ref>{{Cite magazine|agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=9 October 2019 |title=Women's World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain enters quarterfinals|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/aiba-women-s-world-boxing-championships-lovlina-borgohain-vs-bel-ahbib-oumayma-69kg-bout-result-1607490-2019-10-09|access-date=3 August 2021|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> She was defeated by China's Yang Liu in the 69&nbsp;kg category semi-final by 2-3 and had to settle with the bronze medal.<ref name="ANI"/>
 
===2020 Olympics qualifying event===
In March 2020, Borgohain secured the Olympic berth in the 69&nbsp;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]].<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |title=Lovlina Borgohain's Tokyo qualification big boost to boxing: AABA Official |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/lovlina-borgohain-s-tokyo-qualification-big-boost-to-boxing-aaba-official/cid/1752555 |access-date=11 March 2020 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |date=11 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic-bound Lovlina Borgohain ends with bronze at Asian Qualifiers|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/olympicbound-lovlina-borgohain-ends-with-bronze-at-asian-qualifiers/1757219|access-date= 10 March 2020|work=www.outlookindia.com |date=10 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


In 2019, Borgohain signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.<ref>{{cite news |title=Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/five-world-medallist-boxers-sign-up-with-ios-776499.html |access-date=10 December 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=15 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
Borgohain trained at [[Assisi]], Italy from 15 October to 5 December 2020 for World Olympic qualifying event scheduled for May – June 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title= Indian boxers to travel to Italy and France for training and competition|url=http://ddnews.gov.in/sports/indian-boxers-travel-italy-and-france-training-and-competition |work=[[DD News]]|publisher=ddnews |date= 7 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>


In March 2020, Borgohain secured the Olympic berth in the 69&nbsp;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]].<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |title=Lovlina Borgohain's Tokyo qualification big boost to boxing: AABA Official |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/lovlina-borgohain-s-tokyo-qualification-big-boost-to-boxing-aaba-official/cid/1752555 |access-date=11 March 2020 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |date=11 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic-bound Lovlina Borgohain ends with bronze at Asian Qualifiers|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/olympicbound-lovlina-borgohain-ends-with-bronze-at-asian-qualifiers/1757219|access-date= 10 March 2020|work=www.outlookindia.com |date=10 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
===2020 Tokyo Olympics===
Borgohain is the first female athlete and the second boxer from [[Assam]] to represent the state in the [[Olympics]].<ref name="Telegraph"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarangi |first1=Y. B. |title=Lovlina Borgohain assured of Olympic boxing medal after reaching semifinal |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/tokyo-olympics/lovlina-borgohain-assured-of-olympic-boxing-medal-after-reaching-semifinal/article35619376.ece |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Sportstar |date=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Well done, Lovlina! Vijender Singh, Anurag Thakur lead wishes as boxer assures India's second medal at Tokyo |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/article/well-done-lovlina-vijender-singh-anurag-thakur-lead-wishes-as-boxer-assures-indias-second-medal-at-tokyo/792373 |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Times Now |date=30 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assures a medal for India by reaching women's welterweight semi-finals |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-2020-boxer-lovlina-borgohain-assures-a-medal-for-india-by-reaching-womens-welterweight-semi-finals-9849951.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=30 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> 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"<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/india-in-tokyo/whole-of-india-is-watching-you-coach-raffaele-bergamascos-message-for-medallist-lovlina-borgohain-during-her-last-bout/articleshow/84943238.cms | title=Whole of India is watching you: Coach Raffaele Bergamasco's, .. message for medallist Lovlina Borgohain during her last bout | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Amit Kumar | date=1 August 2021 | accessdate=15 August 2021}}</ref> In the semifinals she lost to the world no. 1 and eventual gold medalist [[Busenaz Sürmeneli]] and took home the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 August 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Settles For Bronze|url=https://www.thelivemirror.com/tokyo-olympics-boxer-lovlina-borgohain-wins-bronze/|access-date=6 August 2021|website=The Live Mirror|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Raj|first1=Pratyush|title=Lovlina Borgohain's inspirational journey: From helping her father in paddy field, to an Olympic bronze|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/packages/tokyo-olympics/story/lovlina-borgohain-s-inspirational-journey-from-helping-her-father-in-paddy-field-to-an-olympic-bronze-1836572-2021-08-04|access-date=4 August 2021|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>


===World Olympic Qualifying Event===
===IBA Women's World Boxing Championships===
Borgohain, Women's 69&nbsp;kg boxer, trained at [[Assisi]], Italy from 15 October to 5 December for World Olympic qualifying event scheduled for May – June 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title= Indian boxers to travel to Italy and France for training and competition|url=http://ddnews.gov.in/sports/indian-boxers-travel-italy-and-france-training-and-competition |work=[[DD News]]|publisher=ddnews |date= 7 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>


=== 2020 Tokyo Olympics ===
==== 2022 ====
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarangi |first1=Y. B. |title=Lovlina Borgohain assured of Olympic boxing medal after reaching semifinal |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/tokyo-olympics/lovlina-borgohain-assured-of-olympic-boxing-medal-after-reaching-semifinal/article35619376.ece |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Sportstar |date=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Well done, Lovlina! Vijender Singh, Anurag Thakur lead wishes as boxer assures India's second medal at Tokyo |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/article/well-done-lovlina-vijender-singh-anurag-thakur-lead-wishes-as-boxer-assures-indias-second-medal-at-tokyo/792373 |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Times Now |date=30 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assures a medal for India by reaching women's welterweight semi-finals-Sports News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-2020-boxer-lovlina-borgohain-assures-a-medal-for-india-by-reaching-womens-welterweight-semi-finals-9849951.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=30 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> 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"<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/india-in-tokyo/whole-of-india-is-watching-you-coach-raffaele-bergamascos-message-for-medallist-lovlina-borgohain-during-her-last-bout/articleshow/84943238.cms | title=Whole of India is watching you: Coach Raffaele Bergamasco's , .. message for medallist Lovlina Borgohain during her last bout | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Amit Kumar | date=1 August 2021 | accessdate=15 August 2021}}</ref> In the semifinals she lost to the world no:1 and eventual Tokyo gold medalist [[Busenaz Sürmeneli]] and took home the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 August 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Settles For Bronze|url=https://www.thelivemirror.com/tokyo-olympics-boxer-lovlina-borgohain-wins-bronze/|access-date=6 August 2021|website=The Live Mirror|language=en-US}}</ref>  
She lost to Cindy Ngamba of Fair Chance Team 1-4 in the pre-quarter finals.<ref name="the bridge">{{cite news |title=Lovlina Borgohain knocked out of Women's World Boxing Championship |url=https://thebridge.in/boxing/lovlina-borgohain-knocked-out-of-womens-world-boxing-championship-31482 |access-date=14 May 2022 |work= the bridge |date=14 May 2022}}</ref> Borgohain had again defeated former world champion [[Chen Nien-Chin]] in the first round.<ref name="the bridge"/>


===[[2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships]]===
==== 2023 ====
She lost to Cindy Ngamba of Fair Chance Team 1-4 in the pre-quarter finals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lovlina Borgohain knocked out of Women's World Boxing Championship |url=https://thebridge.in/boxing/lovlina-borgohain-knocked-out-of-womens-world-boxing-championship-31482 |access-date=14 May 2022 |work= the bridge |date=14 May 2022}}</ref> Borgohain had again defeated former world champion [[Chen Nien-Chin]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lovlina Borgohain knocked out of Women's World Boxing Championship |url=https://thebridge.in/boxing/lovlina-borgohain-knocked-out-of-womens-world-boxing-championship-31482 |access-date=14 May 2022 |work= the bridge |date=14 May 2022}}</ref>
Competing in the 75kgs category, Borgohain won the gold medal defeating Australia's [[Caitlin Parker]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lovlina Borgohain clinches her maiden World Championship gold by defeating Australia’s Caitlin Parker {{!}} Sports - Times of India Videos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/sports/other-sports/lovlina-borgohain-clinches-her-maiden-world-championship-gold-by-defeating-australias-caitlin-parker/videoshow/99022809.cms |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=The Times of India |agency=ANI |date=27 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>


== Awards and recognition ==
==Awards and recognition==
* '''Civilian awards'''
* '''Civilian awards'''
** Asom Sourav, 2nd highest civilian award of [[Assam]], 2021<ref>{{cite news |title=Himanta Biswa Announces Names of 19 Awardees in 3 Categories, Assam Baibhav, Saurav & Gaurav Award|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/north-east-india-news/assam-news/himanta-biswa-announces-names-of-19-awardees-in-3-categories-assam-baibhav-saurav-gaurav-award-566187
** Asom Sourav, 2nd highest civilian award of [[Assam]], 2021<ref>{{cite news |title=Himanta Biswa Announces Names of 19 Awardees in 3 Categories, Assam Baibhav, Saurav & Gaurav Award|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/north-east-india-news/assam-news/himanta-biswa-announces-names-of-19-awardees-in-3-categories-assam-baibhav-saurav-gaurav-award-566187
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*  {{INRConvert|3|l|year=2021}} from the [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Congress Announces Rs. 3 Lakhs To Lovlina Borgohain|url=https://www.pratidintime.com/assam-congress-announces-rs-3-lakhs-to-lovlina-borgohain/amp/|access-date=8 August 2021|website=Pratidin Time|language=en-US}}</ref>
*  {{INRConvert|3|l|year=2021}} from the [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Congress Announces Rs. 3 Lakhs To Lovlina Borgohain|url=https://www.pratidintime.com/assam-congress-announces-rs-3-lakhs-to-lovlina-borgohain/amp/|access-date=8 August 2021|website=Pratidin Time|language=en-US}}</ref>


== See also ==
===Others===
* ''[[The Times of India]]'' TOISA Boxer of the Year: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toisa-2021-neeraj-chopra-headlines-the-list-of-winners/articleshow/94847901.cms|title=TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners|date=14 October 2021|access-date=26 October 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Fapuq|archive-date=5 June 2023|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
In 2019, Borgohain signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.<ref>{{cite news |title=Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/five-world-medallist-boxers-sign-up-with-ios-776499.html |access-date=10 December 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=15 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
 
In 2022, Borgohain was appointed as [[deputy superintendent of police]] by [[Assam Government]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Medalist Lovlina Borgohain Appointed DSP In Assam Police|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/olympic-medalist-lovlina-borgohain-appointed-dsp-in-assam-police-572768|work=sentinelassam|access-date=12 January 2022| language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/lovlina-appointed-trainee-dsp/articleshow/88864925.cms|title=Lovlina appointed trainee DSP|access-date=13 January 2022|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |agency=PTI |title=Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA Athletes Committee Chair |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/lovlina-borgohain-elected-as-iba-athletes-committee-chair/articleshow/91812602.cms |access-date=27 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=26 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
* [[Boxing in India]]
* [[Boxing in India]]
* [[Indian Boxing Federation]]
* [[Indian Boxing Federation]]
* [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics]]
* [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics]]


== References ==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.indiaboxing.in/boxerdetails.php?regno=13649 Lovlina Borgohain] at [[Indian Boxing Federation]]
* [http://www.indiaboxing.in/boxerdetails.php?regno=13649 Lovlina Borgohain] at [[Indian Boxing Federation]]
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Lovlina Borgohain
Lovlina Borgohain
Statistics
Weight classMiddleweight
Weight(s)75 kg (165 lb)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
NationalityIndian
Born (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 28)
Baromukhia, Barpathar, Golaghat, Assam, India
StanceOrthodox stance
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  India

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Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Welterweight

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Gold medal – first place 2023 New Delhi Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2018 New Delhi Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ulan-Ude Welterweight

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Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Middleweight

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Gold medal – first place 2022 Amman Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ho Chi Minh City Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Welterweight

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.[6] In 2020, she became the sixth person from Assam to receive Arjuna Award.[7]

Early life

Borgohain was born on 2 October 1997, and hails from the Golaghat district of Assam.[8][9] 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, got interested in boxing after seeing her twin sisters, Licha and Lima take up kickboxing and followed the same trail.[10] 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.[11][12] She was later coached by Sandhya Gurung.[13][14][15]

Career

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

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.[9][16] 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.[citation needed]

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.[17][9] She had also won the bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in Vietnam in November 2017[18] and the bronze medal at the President's Cup held in Astana in June 2017.[19][20][21]

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.[22][23]

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.[24] Borgohain defeated Morocco's Bel Ahbib Oumayma 5–0 in her round of 16 bout.[25] 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.[6] 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.[6] 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 75kgs category, Borgohain won the gold medal defeating Australia's Caitlin Parker.[35]

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.[44]

In 2022, Borgohain was appointed as deputy superintendent of police by Assam Government.[45][46] 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.[47]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze after losing semi-final". Hindustan Times. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Boxing Schedule & Results - 4 Aug | Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tirkey, John. "Women's Boxing World Championships: India's Mary Kom Enters Final, Lovlina Borgohain Takes Home The Bronze Medal". sports.ndtv.com. NDTV. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Assam's boxer Lovlina to represent India in Commonwealth Games; boxer yet to be intimated!". NORTHEAST NOW. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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