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Paris 2024 Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain Secures Indian Quota For Women's 75kg Boxing

Olympic bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain secured India’s Paris 2024 Olympics quota for the women’s 75kg boxing event with her great performance at the Asian Games 2022.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 05.04.2024
Lovlina Borgohain

Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain secured India’s Paris 2024 Olympics quota for the women’s 75kg boxing event with her great performance at the Asian Games 2022.

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain confirmed the Indian quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics  

Lovlina Borgohain confirmed the national quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics after winning the Asian Games 2022 semi-final against Thailand’s Baison Maneekon by unanimous decision (by 5-0) in the women’s 75kg boxing event.


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Lovlina Borgohain


Earlier, Lovlina beat the South Korean Seong Su-yeon in the quarterfinal.


In the Final, Lovlina faced Li Qian of China. However, Li Qian defeated Lovlina in the Final by a unanimous decision (by 5-0) to seal the gold medal. Meanwhile, Lovlina ended her Asian Games 2022 journey with a silver medal.


Several boxing events at the Asian Games 2022, organised in September–October 2023 at Hangzhou Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China, were part of the Paris 2024 Olympics qualification. Although boxers could secure their respective national quotas for the forthcoming Summer Olympics, the National Olympic Committees (NOC) have complete authority over the selection of the national representatives for the upcoming Summer Olympics.

Who is Lovlina Borgohain?  

Lovlina Borgohain
Lovlina Borgohain


In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Lovlina Borgohain became the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal (after Vijender Singh's bronze medal at men’s 75kg in 2008 and Mary Kom's bronze medal at women’s 51 kg in 2012) after securing a bronze medal.


Lovlina won one gold medal each in the Asian Championships 2022 and the World Championships 2023. Earlier, she won two more bronze medals in each of these reputed Championships.


Lovlina was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2020 and the Khel Ratna Award in 2021.

 

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