Lovlina Borgohain joined Mary Kom as the only Indian women to win Asian Games boxing gold.
Mary Kom won gold at the 2014 Asian Games.
Borgohain beat China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women’s 75kg final on October 2.
The bout was held at the Nishio Gymnasium.
She is also a Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist.
She beat China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the final.
The bout was held at the Nishio Gymnasium in Japan.
The win came on her 29th birthday.
She controlled the bout from the opening rounds and stayed composed under pressure.
She is only the second Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold medal.
The first was Mary Kom, who won gold at the 2014 Asian Games.
Borgohain is also an Olympic medallist, having won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
It is her first Asian Games gold medal.
Indian boxers had a strong run at these Games, with Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda also reaching their finals.
The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
Boxing bouts at the Asian Games are scored by a panel of ringside judges, and a 5-0 verdict means all five judges scored the bout in the winner’s favour.
India’s overall medal tally at these Games has continued to grow across boxing, shooting, archery, athletics and other sports.
The 75kg category is one of the heavier weight divisions in women’s boxing.
Borgohain has competed at the highest level of Indian women’s boxing for several years.
China has traditionally fielded strong boxing squads at the Asian Games.
Mary Kom is a six-time world champion and one of the most decorated Indian boxers of all time.
A boxer who reaches an Asian Games final is guaranteed at least a silver medal.
India’s boxing federation has invested in training camps and international exposure for its top boxers in recent years.
Amateur boxing (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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