Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Lovlina Borgohain Turns Asian Games Silver Into Birthday Gold
Lovlina Borgohain is an Indian boxer who won a gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
She beat China’s Bao Ziyi in the women’s 75kg final.
The judges gave Lovlina a unanimous 5-0 victory.
She won the match on her 29th birthday.
Lovlina had won silver at the previous Asian Games and wanted to turn it into gold.
She stayed calm while Bao attacked and used clean counter-punches.
Lovlina also defeated Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova in the semifinal.
Her win made her only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold after Mary Kom.
The medal helped India reach 70 medals at the Games.
Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women’s 75kg final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The victory gave Borgohain her first Asian Games gold medal on her 29th birthday.
Borgohain upgraded the silver she won in the 75kg category at the previous Asian Games.
She earlier defeated Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova 3-2 in a split-decision semifinal.
Her victory lifted India’s medal tally to 70, including 12 gold, 24 silver and 34 bronze.
- Who
- Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi; her father, Tiken Borgohain, celebrated the victory.
- What
- Borgohain won the women’s 75kg boxing final and her first Asian Games gold medal.
- When
- On Friday, which was Borgohain’s 29th birthday.
- Where
- At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Why
- She wanted to improve on the silver medal she won at the previous Asian Games and win gold.
- Final result
- Lovlina Borgohain defeated Bao Ziyi 5-0 by unanimous decision.
- Weight category
- Women’s 75kg boxing.
- Medal significance
- It was Borgohain’s maiden Asian Games gold medal.
- Previous result
- Borgohain won silver in the 75kg category at the previous Asian Games.
- Semifinal
- She defeated Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova 3-2 in a split decision.
- Historical milestone
- She became only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold, after Mary Kom.
- India’s tally
- India reached 70 medals: 12 gold, 24 silver and 34 bronze.
- Birthday
- Borgohain turned 29 on the day of the final.
