Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Reaches Semis

In the quarterfinals of the women's 69kg category, 23-year-old Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei, ensuring India's second medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Lovlina, who was competing in her debut Olympics, was active throughout the battle and appeared to take the initiative as she beat Chin Chen to go to the semi-finals.

After the last round, she defeated her opponent. The Assam boxer received a judge's nod and triumphed 4-1 to advance to the final four. In the semi-finals, Lovlina will face Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey, who is seeded first. With her historic victory, Lovlina became only the second Indian female boxer to earn an Olympic medal, following Mary Kom.

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India has also secured at least a bronze medal as a result of the victory. #LovinaBorgohain is trending on Twitter. Sports minister Anurag Thakur, Assam Chief Minister, congratulated her.

This is a BIG punch ❤️

You continue to make us proud #LovlinaBorgohain and keep India’s flag high & shining at #TokyoOlympics2020.

Well done 👏 @LovlinaBorgohai pic.twitter.com/RYFACkNXUN

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 30, 2021

Lovlina has entered the Semi Finals !

Well done @LovlinaBorgohai, what an amazing news for India to wake up to today!

We’ve been glued to the tv screen watching you in action! https://t.co/s1Tk1BGxV7

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) July 30, 2021