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Lovlina Borgohain picked up one win from three round robin bouts at the Grand Prix in Czech Republic. read more
 "Lovlina Borgohain wins silver medal at Grand Prix in Czech Republic")
Boxer Lovlina Borgohain in a file photo. BFI
Lovlina Borgohain went down to China’s Li Qian to secure a silver medal in the women’s 75kg boxing bout at the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic. The Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist, who has also qualified for the Paris Games, lost by a 2-3 split verdict against the Asian Games champion.
Qian, a two-time Olympic medallist and winner of three World Championships medals including a gold, had defeated Borgohain in the summit clash of the Asian Games last year.
The tournament in Czech Republic, being hosted under the aegis of World Boxing, featured four boxers in the women’s 75kg category – Borgohain, Cindy Ngamba of the Refugee Boxing Team, Qian and England’s Chantal Reid – and was held in a round robin format.
Many Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai !! https://t.co/K6AT4UpfMM pic.twitter.com/tI37S5NPsw
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) June 16, 2024In the round robin format, Borgohain managed one win, losing two of her three bouts.
The Assam-based boxer had picked up a hard-fought split decision win in her opening bout against England’s Reid before losing to Ngamba and Qian.
Lovlina, 26, the lone Indian in the tournament, is preparing for a second Olympic medal.
She is one of six Indian boxers who have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Others to have made the cut are Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Amit Panghal (51kg), Nishant Dev (71kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg).
Borgohain, Zareen and Pawar secured their spots in the Paris Olympics by virtue of their performance at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Panghal, Dev and Lamboria, meanwhile, earned their spots by reaching the latter stages of the World Qualification tournament.
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