Lovlina Borgohain

About Lovlina Borgohain

Who is Lovlina Borgohain?

Lovlina Borgohain is an Indian boxer who was born on October 2, 1997 in the Golaghat district of Assam. She began her career as a kickboxer but later chose boxing as her profession. She was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2020 for her outstanding performance in boxing and became the sixth personality from Assam to win the prestigious award.

The 23-year-old boxer is a two-time World and Asian championship bronze-medallist. She has learnt a form of Thai martial art known as ‘Muay Thai’.

Tokyo Olympics

In 2020, Lovlina Borgohain secured the Olympics berth in the 69 kg category with a 5-0

Latest Updates on Lovlina Borgohain

Asian Games October 4 schedule: India vs Korea in hockey SF, medal events

India will aim to continue their medal rush as the Indian hockey team, Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and men's and women's relay teams will be in action on October 4, 2023, at the Hangzhou Asian Games

Updated On : 04 Oct 2023 | 5:48 AM IST

Asian Games 2023: Lovlina enters 75 kg final, Preeti settles for bronze

World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving to the final while young Indian boxer Preeti Pawar (54kg) signed off with a bronze medal at the Asian Games

Updated On : 04 Oct 2023 | 5:46 AM IST

Asian Games Highlights, Day 10: 2 Golds in athletics, India reach 69 medals

Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: India's athletics contingent kept the medals coming as they won 6 medals including 2 Golds. India's medals tally reached a total of 69 medals at the end of Day 10

Updated On : 03 Oct 2023 | 9:04 PM IST

Asian Games 2023 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Mesmerising mix of art and AI

Men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and woman boxer Lovlina Borgohain were India's flag bearers at the Asian Games 2023 opening ceremony which was a mix of tradition meeting technology

Updated On : 24 Sep 2023 | 5:32 AM IST

Asian Championships: Lovlina, Parveen strike gold, Minakshi bags silver

Having lost the opening round, Mai tried to up the ante but Parveen swiftly dodged all her attacks

Updated On : 11 Nov 2022 | 8:26 PM IST

Asian Boxing C'ships: Lovlina Borgohain advances to SF of 75 kg category

India's Pooja (70kg) suffered a 0-5 defeat against Kazakhstan's Dariga Shakimova in the quarter finals bout

Updated On : 06 Nov 2022 | 8:42 AM IST

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain's coach Sandhya Gurung gets accreditation for CWG

Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain's coach Sandhya Gurung got the accreditation for the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday

Updated On : 26 Jul 2022 | 3:54 PM IST

My coaches being harassed regularly, CWG training affected: Lovlina

"Right now, my coach Sandhya Gurung is standing outside the CWG village and not being allowed to enter. Just eight days before the start of my event, my training schedule has been hampered," she said.

Updated On : 25 Jul 2022 | 6:39 PM IST

Newsmakers: Neeraj Chopra to Harnaaz Sandhu, who all made headlines in 2021

High achievers in the corporate world; a media potboiler we could do without; and heartfelt goodbyes. 2021 had it all, but a year of renewal and hope was summed up best by olympic glory for the ages

Updated On : 30 Dec 2021 | 10:41 PM IST