‘This Gold Was My Dream’: Lovlina Borgohain After Asian Games Triumph

Assam’s Lovlina Borgohain celebrated her birthday with a memorable gold medal at the Asian Games, defeating China’s Bao Jie in the women’s 75kg final.

The victory marked another major milestone in Lovlina’s career as she clinched the gold medal in the 75kg category after overcoming the Chinese boxer in the final.

Lovlina, who had previously won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and a silver at the Commonwealth Games, finally changed the colour of her medal to gold at the Asian Games.

Speaking exclusively to Pratidin Time after her victory, Lovlina said Japan had always been lucky for her and expressed her happiness at winning gold on her birthday.

“Japan is lucky for me. Today is my birthday, and I am extremely happy with this victory,” Lovlina said.

Reflecting on her journey, Lovlina also revealed that there was a time when she had thought about quitting boxing. However, winning the gold medal had always remained one of her dreams.

“This gold medal was my dream, and today I changed the colour of my medal,” she said.

Lovlina also thanked the people of Assam and the country for their continued support and expressed her gratitude to everyone who stood by her throughout her journey.

Meanwhile, Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh praised Lovlina for her consistent performances. He said she had established herself as one of India’s “most consistent athletes”.