Incredible from Lovlina Borgohain.
She beats China’s Bao Ziyi and wins her first ever gold medal in the Asian Games.
This is only India’s second gold medal in the women’s boxing. The first since Mary Kom’s medal in 2014.
Lovlina wins the women’s 75kg final by unanimous decision.
A sensational 3rd round from Lovlina, who tactically evades Ziyi, leaving her without any chance of a comeback in the match.
WHO IS LOVLINA BORGOHAIN?
Lovlina Borgohain, who won her second Asian Games medal today, is an Indian boxer from Baromukhia village in Assam’s Golaghat district. Born on October 2, 1997, she initially followed her twin sisters into kickboxing before switching to boxing in 2012 after being spotted at trials conducted at her school by the Sports Authority of India.
She quickly rose through the ranks, winning World Championships bronze medals in 2018 and 2019 before becoming only the second Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal with her bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Borgohain has since added major titles to her record, including World Championships gold in 2023 and Asian Games silver in 2022, establishing herself as one of India’s leading women boxers.