Lovlina Borgohain wins her maiden World Championships Gold Medal

She won the gold defeating Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Caitlin Parker of Australia by a 5-2 verdict in the 75 kg category

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain has won her maiden World Championships gold medal today in New Delhi.

She won the gold defeating Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Caitlin Parker of Australia by a 5-2 verdict in the 75 kg category final at the Women’s World Boxing Championships Final held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated the pugilist on winning her maiden World Championships Gold medal.

“Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai for her stupendous feat at the Boxing World Championships. She showed great skill. India is delighted by her winning the Gold medal,” PM Modi tweeted.

Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai for her stupendous feat at the Boxing World Championships. She showed great skill. India is delighted by her winning the Gold medal. pic.twitter.com/KjsHEozoQJ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 26, 2023

Taking to Twitter CM Sarma wrote, “Lovlina makes Assam proud again by striking Gold medal in #WorldBoxingChampionships Many Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai We’re all so thrilled. My best wishes and blessings for your future endeavours.”

Lovlina makes Assam proud again by striking Gold medal in #WorldBoxingChampionships

Many Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai

We’re all so thrilled.

My best wishes and blessings for your future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/BCcLfHZc6M

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 26, 2023

Earlier in the evening, Nikhat Zareen won her second World Championships Gold medal, dominating the 50kg final.

She won the gold medal beating two-time Asian champion Nguyen Thi Tam 5-0 in the 50kg category at the Women’s World Boxing Championships Final.

With this, she has now become the second Indian female boxer, after Mary Kom, to win more than one world championship.

Lovlina 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.

She won a bronze medal at the 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and the 2019 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.

Lovlina is the first female athlete and the second boxer from Assam to represent the state in the Olympics. In 2020, she became the sixth person from Assam to receive Arjuna Award.

A former Muay Thai practitioner, Lovlina hails from Assam’s Golaghat district.

Lovlina got interested in boxing after seeing her twin sisters, Licha and Lima take up kickboxing and followed the same trail.

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 in 2012 to learn the basics of boxing and to achieve excellence in boxing. She was later coached by Sandhya Gurung.

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