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Lovlina Targets Early Qualification for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Lovlina Borgohain has just won a gold medal at the Asian Games.
Now she is working toward the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The first chance to qualify is expected to come at the 2027 World Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan.
India’s boxing federation plans to give Asian Games medallists the main entries to that event.
Lovlina hopes to qualify on that first try.
Doing so would give her more time to get ready for the Olympics.
She says she is enjoying her Asian Games medal rather than trying to prove anything to others.
She also believes Indian boxers are doing well because they have a champion mindset and receive government support.
Her advice to young athletes is to keep trusting themselves.
Fresh from winning Asian Games gold, Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain is targeting the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
The 2027 World Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan are set to be the first official Olympic qualifying event.
The Boxing Federation of India plans to make Asian Games medallists the main entries for the championships.
Lovlina hopes to qualify at the first opportunity, which would give her more time to prepare for the Games.
She says Indian boxing is benefiting from a champion mindset and government support, and urged young boxers to trust themselves.
- Who
- Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain.
- What
- She is aiming to qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics at the first opportunity.
- Where
- The qualifying championships are set to take place in Kazakhstan; the Olympics will be in Los Angeles.
- When
- The first official qualifying event is set to be the 2027 World Boxing Championships.
- Why
- Qualifying early would give Lovlina more time to prepare specifically for the Olympics.
Key facts
- Athlete
- Lovlina Borgohain
- Recent achievement
- Asian Games gold medal
- Olympic target
- Los Angeles 2028
- First qualifying event
- 2027 World Boxing Championships
- Championship host country
- Kazakhstan
- Planned main entries
- Asian Games medallists, according to the Boxing Federation of India
- Lovlina's qualification goal
- Qualify at the first opportunity
Quotes
Lovlina Borgohain
Indian boxer and Asian Games gold medallist
“We always try our best to qualify in the first qualification (chance) only. It is a very good thing for an athlete. The way hockey has done it, they will get a long time to prepare. Our target is to qualify in the first qualification, get a good time and get good results.”
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“I have not thought of anything like that. I just said that I have won the moment. This is my medal. I just have to enjoy it. I don’t have to answer anyone. I don’t have to prove anything. I don’t have to do anything. I just have to enjoy my medal”
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