Lovlina Borgohain Career in Numbers
| Event | Result |
|---|---|
| Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 (held 2021) | Bronze, women’s welterweight |
| Olympic Games, Paris 2024 | Quarterfinal, 75 kg |
| World Championships, New Delhi 2023 | Gold, middleweight |
| World Championships, Ulan-Ude 2019 | Bronze, welterweight |
| World Championships, New Delhi 2018 | Bronze, welterweight |
| Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022 | Silver, middleweight |
| Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Gold, 75 kg, reported by Outlook India |
| Asian Championships, Amman 2022 | Gold, middleweight |
| Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2026 | Silver, reported by Outlook India |
Breakthrough at the Olympics
Borgohain was identified through a Sports Authority of India talent programme in Assam and trained at the SAI Training Centre in Guwahati under coach Padum Chandra Bodo. Her Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2020 made her one of the first Indian women boxers to win an Olympic medal.
Lovlina Borgohain Career Journey
Early Medals (2017 to 2019)
She won bronze medals at the Asian Championships in 2017 and at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019 in the welterweight division.
Tokyo and the Move Up (2021 to 2023)
She won Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2020, held in 2021, and was named Khel Ratna Award recipient the same year. In 2022 she won the Asian Championships gold and the Asian Games silver in the middleweight division, and in 2023 she won the World Championships gold in New Delhi.
Paris 2024 and 2026 (2024 to 2026)
She lost in the quarterfinals at Paris 2024 at 75 kg. In 2026 she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and then at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, where she won gold on 2 October 2026, according to Outlook India.
Lovlina Borgohain Records and Milestones
- Olympic bronze medal in women’s boxing at Tokyo 2020, held in 2021.
- World Championships gold in the middleweight division, New Delhi 2023.
- Asian Championships gold, Amman 2022.
- Asian Games gold, 2026, reported by Outlook India.
Lovlina Borgohain Awards and Honours
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Arjuna Award |
| 2021 | Khel Ratna Award |
| 2021 | Assam Saurabh |
| 2025 | Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Award (Assam Sportsperson of the Year) |
