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Indian boxer (born 1997)
Lovlina Borgohain is an Indian boxer. She initially competed in the welterweight class before moving up to middleweight. She won the bronze medal in the women's welterweight event at the 2020 Olympic Games, thereby becoming only the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics. She has won a gold medal and two bronze medals in the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. She also won a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games, silver medals at the 2022 Asian Games and the 2026 Commonwealth Games, and bronze medals at the 2018 and the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Parveen Hooda won the womens 65kg gold medal at the Asian Games 2026, defeating Chinese Taipeis Nien-chin Chen 3-2 in the final. Parveen had reached the final with a 5-0 win over Chinas Li Shu. Earlier, Lovlina Borgohain also clinched gold in the womens 75kg category, defeating Chinas Bao Ziyi 5-0 on her 29th birthday.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge extended congratulations to Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain for her gold medal win in the Women
India also secured a direct berth at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics