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Boxer Lovlina settles for silver, Parveen signs off with bronze in Asian Games

Lovlina’s defensive performance cost her the gold as she was out-punched in the lop-sided final

PTI Hangzhou Published 05.10.23, 09:52 AM
Lovlina Borgohain.

Lovlina Borgohain. File picture

Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain settled for a silver as the Indian boxers signed off with a haul of five medals at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.

Parveen Hooda couldn’t overcome the height disadvantage against two-time world champion Lin Yu Ting of Taiwan in the women’s 57kg semi-final and signed off with a bronze.

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Lovlina’s defensive performance cost her the gold as she was out-punched in the lop-sided final.

The reigning world champion was thrashed by home favourite and two-time Olympic medallist Li Qian in the 75kg final.

With Lovlina’s loss, India’s campaign came to an end. The country’s boxers thus signed off with five medals, including one silver and four bronze. In the last edition, India had won a gold and a bronze.

“I gave my best but could not bring the gold. I am happy with my performance. I will try to change the colour of the medal in the Olympics,” Lovlina said after the bout.

“I committed some mistakes like I was playing closer to the opponent and got a point cut. I will work on the mistakes I committed,” she added.

Fighting for gold, both Borgohain and Qian looked tentative, trying to size each other up.

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