Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 5 (ANI): Lovlina Borgohain is eyeing a 3rd straight summer season Olympics however will take one step at a time from right here on. Lovlina, who received a bronze on the Tokyo Olympics however returned empty-handed from Paris 2024, stated Los Angeles 2028 was very a lot in her plans.
“Tokyo was during COVID times. Paris was a real learning curve. I did my best and have no regrets that I could not win a medal. For every athlete, there are lessons to be learnt and I want to be wiser leading into LA,” Lovlina advised SAI Media in an interplay on the sidelines of the ASMITA Women’s Under-17 soccer remaining on the SAI campus in Guwahati on Sunday afternoon.
India’s versatile garden bowler, Nayanmoni Saikia on Sunday, accompanied Lovlina.
Saikia a a number of gold medallist on the Commonwealth Games and the Arjuna Awardee is a well-liked face in Assam. Both Lovlina and Nayanmoni took half within the Fit India Sundays on Cycle mission and lauded the “no drugs” marketing campaign undertaken by the Union Ministry of Sports.
Lovlina was the darling of the media on Sunday. Assam’s ‘personal daughter’ can be touching 31 when Los Angeles arrives however the middleweight (75 kg) boxer is assured that she can be “stronger and more experienced” if she will convert her Paris learnings into motion.
“But I am not going to rush my preparations. LA is a long way off and proper weight and injury management will be part of my core plans. Right now, I am not looking beyond the upcoming National Games in Uttarakhand and to do well for Assam is uppermost in my mind,” stated Lovlina as quoted by SAI Media press launch.
With not less than three medals, together with a gold within the 2023 world championship, Lovlina stated 2025 could be a difficult 12 months with the world championships on the playing cards. “It will be a target to play the World Boxing Cup Final in India later in 2025,” she added.
Lovlina is now a part of the Athletes Commission of the newly fashioned Asian unit of World Boxing. “It’s a huge privilege to be on this committee as India will now have a voice in decision making,” stated Lovlina, declaring that boxing’s technicalities, “especially scoring and judging” wanted nearer and neutral introspection.
“Till now, India was just an ordinary member with very little chance to raise a protest or point out a flaw in the system. That is going to change now since we will have seven positions in the Asian body. That’s a big plus for athletes who want to perform their best and win an Olympic medal,” stated Lovlina, including that “all the right moves must be made to keep boxing in the LA 2028 programme.” (ANI)