Lovlina Borgohain is an Indian amateur boxer. She is the first woman from Assam to qualify for the Olympics. Lovelina is the second Assam boxer after Shiva Thapa to represent India in boxing.
Wiki/Biography
Lovlina Borgohain was born on Thursday, October 2, 1997, in Golaghat district, Assam (age 25; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Libra. She attended Barpatta Girls High School in Golaghat. In her early teens, she was inspired by her older sister and began practicing Taekwondo. However, she later turned to boxing. Once, Lovelina participated in a tryout held by the Sports Authority of India at her school and caught the attention of boxing coach Pardum Boro. Boro selected her for boxing and began training in 2012. Later, she came under the guidance of head women’s coach Shiv Singh. Despite her father’s financial difficulties, he did his best to support Lovlina in pursuing a boxing career.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 70 kg
Body measurements (approximately): 32-28-32
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Lovlina’s father Tiken was a small businessman. Her mother’s name is Mamoni Borgohain. She has two twin sisters named Licha and Lima. They are all taekwondo athletes and have competed at the national level. However, they are not pursuing competition beyond the national level.
Lovrina Borgohain and her father
Lovrina Borgohain and her mother
Lovrina Borgohain’s twin sister
Lovlina Borgohain and her family
Profession
Lovlina began her boxing career in her early teens. In 2017, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in Vietnam. Next, she won a bronze medal at the Presidents Cup in Astana in June 2017. In February 2018, she won the welterweight gold medal at the International Boxing Championship India Open. The medal qualified her for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Lovlina Borgohain at the opening ceremony of CWG 2018
In the same year, she won a silver medal at the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia and a bronze medal at the 13th International Silesian Championships in Poland.
Lovrina Borgohain in boxing match
Lovelina represented India at the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, held for the first time in New Delhi in November 2018, and won a bronze medal in the welterweight (69kg) category.
Lovrina Borgohain after winning boxing match
In 2019, she was selected for the 2019 Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia, and won a bronze medal.
Lovrina Borgohain in boxing match
The following year, she won a bronze medal at the 2020 Asia and Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualifications and qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She was defeated by Turkish boxer Busenaz Sumenelli at the Tokyo Olympics on August 4, 2021, and eventually won the bronze medal.
Lovlina Borgohain holds ticket to Tokyo 2020
On March 26, 2023, she defeated Australian boxer Caitlin Parker 5-2 in the 75 kg category at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships (2023) in New Delhi, India, and won her first world championship gold medal.
Lovrina Borgohain wins gold at Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi
medal
- Asian Championships Bronze Medal in Ho Chi Minh City (2017)
Lovlina Borgohain wins bronze
- New Delhi World Championships Bronze Medal (2018)
- Ulan-Ude World Championships Bronze Medal (2019)
Lovlina Borgohain and her medal
- Dubai Asian Championships Bronze Medal (2021)
- 2022 National Games 75kg gold medal
Awards
- 2021: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Facts/Trivia
- In her free time, Lovlina enjoys traveling and watching TV.
- She is an avid animal lover and often posts photos with cats and dogs on her Instagram account.
Lovlina Borgohain and a cat
- Lovlina stays fit by exercising every day.
Lovlina Borgohain during workout
- She has the Olympics logo emblazoned on her left forearm.
Lovrina Borgohain’s tattoos
- In 2020, Lovlina was virtually awarded the Arjuna Award by President Ram Nath Kovind for her outstanding performance in the field of boxing.
Lovlina Borgohain and her Arjuna Aawrd
- In an interview, talking about Lovlina’s height, her father said:
Her friends at school used to tease her as she was always tall, but it was her height that helped her become the boxer she is today and hopefully she can win a medal in Australia. “
- Although Lovlina was in excellent physical health, she realized physical fitness was not enough and turned to meditation. Lovlina said of this in an interview:
I was well prepared for that game, both technically and physically. When I lose a game, I get mentally exhausted. Later I discovered that physical fitness is not the most important thing. There’s a lot of pressure that comes with competing in big tournaments, and I started to realize the mental aspect of the sport. I started meditating to improve my psychology and it also helped me strategize between games. I started behaving better after that. “
- Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated Lovelina on Twitter after she secured a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He tweeted,
It’s a matter of great joy and pride for us that @LovlinaBorgohai became the first female boxer from Assam to qualify for the #Olympics. My heartfelt congratulations to you Lovlina. Our best wishes for this momentous occasion. May you continue to shine and succeed. “
- Lovlina was appointed as DSP of Assam Police by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on January 12, 2022.
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Source: HIS Education