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Boxer Borgohain will be eyeing her second consecutive Olympic medal when she faces China’s Li Qian in the women’s 75kg quarter-finals. read more
 "Who is Li Qian, Lovlina Borgohain's quarter-final opponent? Match details and live streaming")
China's Li Qian celebrates after defeating Philippines' Hergie Bacyadan in the women's 75kg Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics. AP
Lovlina Borgohain will be eyeing a second successive medal at the Olympics when she takes on China’s Li Qian in the women’s 75kg quarter-finals in Paris on Sunday.
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The Assamese boxer had previously won the women’s welterweight (69kg) bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal after Vijender Singh (bronze at Beijing 2008) and MC Mary Kom (bronze in London 2012).
Should Borgohain end up on the winning side in her quarter-final bout, Borgohain will become the first Indian boxer to win multiple Olympic medals. She will also join wrestler Sushil Kumar and shuttler PV Sindhu in the list of Indian athletes with medals in consecutive editions of the Olympics (shooter Manu Bhaker has won both of her bronze medals in the Paris Games).
The 26-year-old had begun her Paris 2024 campaign on a confident note with a 5-0 victory over Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad.
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Before she faces Qian, we take a look at the background and accomplishments of her opponent as well as the bout timing and information on live telecast:
Who is Li Qian?
Li Qian was born on 6 June, 1990 in Zhengzhou in the Henan province of China and currently resides in Hohhot in Inner Mongolia. Qian played basketball in her childhood and later started boxing at the age of 16 after she moved to Inner Mongolia with her family from Henan.
The 34-year-old, who considered Filipino boxing legend Mannu Pacquiao as her idol, is quite the formidable opponent for Borgohain given she’s a two-time Olympic medallist — winning silver in Tokyo 2020 and bronze in Rio 2016. Qian is also a three-time world championships medallist, winning gold in 2018 along with a silver and bronze in 2014 and 2023 respectively and a two-time Asian Games medallist (gold in 2022 and silver in 2014).
In the Paris Games, Qian had qualified for the 75kg category as the top seed and defeated Philippines’ Hergie Bacyadan 5-0 in her opening bout in the Round of 16.
When and where will the bout be taking place?
The quarter-final bout will be taking place at 3.02 pm IST at the North Paris Arena.
Where can I tune into the live coverage of the bout?
You can watch the live coverage of the women’s 75kg quarter-final between Borgohain and Qian on the Sports 18 1 and Sports 18 1 HD along with Sports 18 2 channels on television. You can also follow the live coverage of the bout on JioCinema.
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