Guwahati: Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain became the third Indian and the first woman boxer from Assam to grab the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 ticket.
Lovlina defeated Melieva of Uzbekistan in the 69 kg weight category quarter-finals of the Asian zone Olympic qualifiers which are underway in Amman, the capital city of Jordan.
The news was shared by Boxing Federation of India through it official twitter handle
Ticket to #Tokyo2020-3⃣
No 2 seed & reigning world championship bronze medalist, @LovlinaBorgohai will go to Tokyo for her first-ever #Olympic Games, outpunched Uzbek boxer with a unanimous verdict to secure a semi-final spot in the 69kg category.#PunchMeinHaiDum#boxing pic.twitter.com/XZLqFljZF0
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) March 8, 2020
Union sports & youth affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has also congratulated Lovlina on his Twitter handle.
One more thrilling news for India on the #InternationalWomensDay ! Top women boxer @LovlinaBorgohai has qualified for the #Tokyo2020 #Olympics2020 in the 69kg category?? Congratulations Lovlina! pic.twitter.com/63cqCFO9IV
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) March 8, 2020
Assam Finance Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma took his official tweeter handle to congragulate the Assam’s pride pugilist.
Many congratulations to #Assam‘s pride, two-time world bronze winner & second seed @LovlinaBorgohai on securing a spot in #TokyoOlympics in 69 kg category.
Way to go & shine ? ??
Best Wishes ?#AssamAlwaysAhead@KirenRijiju pic.twitter.com/tUqpScGaqt
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 9, 2020
Two other Indian boxers who have also qualified for this year’s Tokyo Olympics are Asian champion Pooja Rani (75kg) and seasoned boxer Vikas Krishan (69kg).
