Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Lovlina Borgohain Receives Hero’s Welcome After Asian Games Boxing Gold
Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer from Assam.
She won a gold medal in the women’s 75-kg boxing event at the Asian Games.
In the final, she beat China’s Bao Ziyi by a score of 5-0.
She won the medal on her birthday, October 2.
When she returned to Guwahati, many people welcomed her at the airport.
They included government officials, politicians, family members, and fans.
Borgohain thanked the people of Assam for supporting her.
She is the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold, after MC Mary Kom.
Lovlina Borgohain received a rousing welcome at Guwahati airport after returning to Assam.
She won gold in the women’s 75-kg boxing category, defeating China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0.
Borgohain secured the gold on her birthday, October 2.
She became the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold, after MC Mary Kom.
Assam’s sports minister, BJP and Congress representatives, family members, and fans welcomed her.
- Who
- Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain.
- What
- She won Asian Games gold in the women’s 75-kg boxing category and received a welcome in Guwahati.
- When
- She won on October 2, her birthday, and was welcomed on Tuesday.
- Where
- The medal was won at the Asian Games; she was welcomed at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, Assam.
- Why
- She was welcomed after winning gold and becoming only the second Indian woman boxer to achieve that at the Asian Games.
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Conflicting event location reference
Asian Games location
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The article says Borgohain returned to Assam after winning gold at the Asian Games in Japan.
Conflicting event location reference
The article also identifies her as a silver medallist at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, leaving the event-location references inconsistent.
- Athlete
- Lovlina Borgohain
- Event
- Women’s 75-kg boxing
- Result
- Gold medal
- Final score
- Borgohain defeated Bao Ziyi 5-0
- Medal date
- October 2, her birthday
- Welcome location
- Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati
- Historical distinction
- Second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold, after MC Mary Kom