Lovlina Borgohain

Lovlina Borgohain
Born (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 27)
Baromukhia, Barpathar, Golaghat, Assam, India
NationalityIndian
Statistics
Weight classMiddleweight
Weight(s)75 kg (165 lb)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
StanceOrthodox stance
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Welterweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 New Delhi Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2018 New Delhi Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ulan-Ude Welterweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Middleweight
Asian Championships
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]

  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Das, Devadyuti (22 November 2018). "Mary Kom storms into World Boxing Championships final, Lovlina Borgohain gets bronze". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Lovlina Borgohain settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Championships". ANI. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "From receiving 'Arjuna Award' to securing medal at Tokyo Olympics; here's all you need to know about Lovlina Borgohain". CNBCTV18. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2024.