Hangzhou [China], October 4 (ANI): Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain settled for a silver medal after dropping the ladies’s 75 kg class remaining bout towards Chinese boxer Li Qian on the Asian Games on Wednesday.
Lovlina and Li Qian had been having a detailed combat within the first spherical however the choice went within the favour of Li by 3-2.
In the second spherical, Li overpowered Lovlina as she collected a few factors hitting on the jaw of the Indian boxer. Lovlina misplaced 0-5.
With the decision going in direction of Li within the third spherical, Lovlina settled for silver.
Li Qian is a two time Olympic medal winner, she received the bronze within the ladies’s middleweight class on the 2016 Rio Olympics, and a silver medal in the identical occasion on the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In Tokyo Lovlina had completed with bronze within the welterweight class.
“SHINING SILVER FOR LOVLINA ‘s Boxer and TOPSchemeAthlete@LovlinaBorgohai wins the SILVER medal in the Women’s 75 kg category Her incredible prowess in the ring shines brighter than ever. Let’s give her a thunderous round of applause! Congratulations, champ,” Sports Authority of India (SAI) media’s X (previously Twitter) deal with wrote.
Earlier, Lovlina marched into the ultimate of the 75kg class by beating Thailand’s Baison Maneekon 5-0 within the semi-final on Tuesday.
Borgohain outplayed her opponent Baison as she seemed targeted and decided within the sport. She had an amazing defence which failed Baison’s aggressive play.
Lovlina has already booked the Olympic quota for the Paris Olympics after Nikhat Zareen, Preeti and Parveen Hooda. (ANI)