The Maha Kumbh of sports i.e. Olympics 2024 is going to start from 26th July. Like every time, this time too the fans are looking very excited about the Olympics. India hopes that this time the players will give their best performance ever in Paris. Among these players, the name of boxer Lovlina Borgohain is also included, who is one of the biggest contenders to win the medal. In the last Olympics, Lovlina Borgohain won the bronze medal for India, so this time too crores of countrymen have high expectations from her.

The journey of a farmer's daughter to become a boxer

India's star boxer Lovlina hails from Assam. She was born on October 2, 1997 in Baromukhia, a remote village in Golaghat district. Following in the footsteps of Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain has carried forward the legacy of women in Indian boxing. She comes from a poor family. Her father has fulfilled his dreams by farming. Lovlina also has two elder sisters. All three sisters started their sports career with Muay Thai (a form of kick-boxing). Then on the advice of the coach, Lovlina started boxing and made her mark in it.

History was created in Tokyo Olympics

In the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Lovlina Borgohain carried forward the legacy of Mary Kom and Vijender Singh by winning the bronze medal in the women's welterweight category (69 kg). With this, she became the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. After this, in the year 2023, Lovlina made the country proud by becoming the world champion in the women's middleweight (75 kg) category.

Achievements of Lovlina Borgohain

Lovlina started her boxing career in 2012. Then at the age of 16, she won the Junior National Championship. After this, she won the gold medal in the India Open. After this, Lovlina did not look back and till now she has won 1 Olympic medal, 3 World Championship medals, 2 Asian Championship medals and 1 Asian Games medal.

Lovlina Borgohain has won these medals so far

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Bronze Medal (2021)

World Championships – Gold Medal (2023), Bronze Medal (2018, 2019)

Asian Championships – Gold Medal (2022), Bronze Medal (2017, 2021)

Asian Games – Silver Medal (2023)

Powerful punch from Lovlina Borgohain.

Won gold in World Championship last year

Last year, Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the Women's World Boxing Championship for the first time. She won the gold medal in the World Boxing Championship for the first time by defeating Australia's Caitlin Parker 5-2. She won the gold medal for the country in the 75 kg weight category. In such a situation, all eyes will be on her in the Paris Olympics. Let us tell you, India has won a total of 3 bronze medals in boxing so far in the history of Olympics. India is hoping for the first gold medal in boxing from Lovlina.

These are the big awards she has won so far

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain was awarded the Arjuna Award for her outstanding performance in boxing. Then in 2021, she was also honored with India's highest sports honor, the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award. At the same time, this year, Lovlina was awarded Assam's second highest civilian award, Assam Sourav, by the Assam government.