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Lovlina Borgohain Wins Asian Games Gold on 29th Birthday
Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer from India.
She fought Bao Ziyi of China in an Asian Games final.
Lovlina won every judge’s vote, with a score of 5-0.
She said winning gold was the birthday gift she wanted for herself.
The fight was difficult because Bao was a strong opponent.
Lovlina won the first round closely and then took the next two rounds more clearly.
She became only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold.
Mary Kom was the first Indian woman to achieve this.
Lovlina said she needed time to celebrate and understand her achievement.
Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the Asian Games final.
The victory made Borgohain only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold.
She won the opening round 3-2 and the next two rounds 4-1 each.
Borgohain said she wanted to give herself a gold medal for her birthday.
The victory followed her silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Who
- Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi, joining Mary Kom as an Indian woman Asian Games gold medalist.
- What
- Borgohain won the women’s boxing final by a unanimous 5-0 decision.
- Where
- The bout took place in Nishio, Japan.
- When
- The victory came on Borgohain’s 29th birthday during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Why
- Borgohain said she was determined to win gold as a birthday gift to herself and had come to the Asian Games specifically for that goal.
Key facts
- Winner
- Lovlina Borgohain of India
- Opponent
- Bao Ziyi of China
- Final result
- Unanimous 5-0 decision
- Round scores
- 3-2 in the first round, followed by 4-1 in each of the next two rounds
- Milestone
- Only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold
- Birthday
- Borgohain won on her 29th birthday
- Previous result
- She won silver at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Quotes
Lovlina Borgohain
Indian boxer and Asian Games gold-medal winner
“It wasn't that after the Commonwealth Games. I was very happy to win the silver medal. There are many things in an athlete's life - there are losses and injuries that we have to handle and move forward. This gold medal was very important to me.”
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“I am feeling very good. I thought that I had to gift a gold medal to myself on my birthday. There wasn't a thought for even a second about a loss. It was a very tough fight. But I was always thinking that I have to win.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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