Confirms second medal for India
Boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Nien-Chin Chen in the women’s Welter (64-69 kg) quarterfinal bout to assure India of another medal today.
Lovlina qualified for the semi-finals and hence she is assured of at least a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She won the bout via a 4:1 split decision. Lovlina had won the first round 3:2 with three out of five judges giving the verdict in favour of the Indian boxer. She dominated the next round and judges awarded Round 2 unanimously in her favour. In the third and final round, Lovlina secured a 4:1 win and sealed a place in the semi-finals.
Earlier, Lovlina had defeated Nadine Apetz of Germany in her Round of 16. She had won that bout 3:2 on Tuesday. Lovlina will now take on top seeded Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the semi-final bout. With her historic win, Lovlina became only the second Indian female boxer and third overall after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to clinch an Olympic medal.
This post was published on July 30, 2021 5:01 pm