Nagoya, Lovlina Borgohain had planned to retire from boxing after the 2024 Olympics, but missing out on a medal at the Paris Games made her change her mind, a decision that paid off as the Indian star clinched her maiden Asian Games gold here on Friday.
“It was a tough year for me. I wanted to quit boxing. But I continued. I had to change the colour of my medal . It was very important. Post Paris, Lovlina took a year-long break before returning to the international circuit with renewed determination. “The first person I am going to call is my mum.
The Olympic bronze-medallist defeated China’s Ziyi Bao 5-0 in the 75kg final on her birthday, ending India’s 12-year wait for a women’s Asian Games boxing champion and upgrading the silver she had won at the previous edition. The 29-year-old, whose Olympic bronze came in Tokyo, said Japan had once again proved lucky for her. Because she’s very worried,” she said, she doesn’t watch my matches.
More important than that is that I continued ,” said Lovlina after her bout. Looking back at her younger self, Lovlina said a lack of confidence had once held her back and that she would now remind that version of herself of her ability.
But her comeback did not immediately go to plan, with the Indian making a second-round exit at last year’s World Championships before skipping the World Boxing Cup final.
