India’s star boxer Lovlina Borgohain on Monday mentioned the Asian Championship gold medal is “extremely important” as she claimed it throughout her maiden event within the new weight class and will probably be “decisive” in regaining her misplaced kind. function’ will play.
Lovlina has been fighting kind since successful the Olympic bronze medal in Tokyo final 12 months. She modified her weight class from 69kg to 75kg holding in thoughts the Paris Olympics as her division is just not included within the six classes introduced for girls’s boxing. Last week, the 25-year-old from Assam put up a decided efficiency to clinch a gold medal in her first look within the middleweight division on the championships in Amman, Jordan.
“This gold means a lot to me. It is very important. It is a confidence booster.” “It was my first championship within the new weight class and I gained gold, so I do know I’m in the suitable path.
“I used to be doing very nicely within the championship and was comfy with my punches and motion. I get again in kind and hoping to succeed in the highest on the proper time. This win means rather a lot.” Borgohain, who additionally has two Asian Championships bronze medals, mentioned she is going to attempt to enhance additional and hopes to win a gold medal at subsequent 12 months’s World Championships, which shall be held in India.
“Well, I gained a bronze medal within the Olympics final 12 months. I’m making an attempt to do nicely in each championship. My quick purpose is to win a gold medal on the World Championships to be held in New Delhi subsequent 12 months. “Of course my final purpose is to win gold on the Paris Olympics. I’m working laborious to realize that. I hope my finest will come out on the proper time.
India gained 12 medals within the championship – 4 gold, two silver and 6 bronze. Interestingly, all of the 4 gold medals have been gained by girls boxers. Apart from Borgohain, Parveen Hooda (63kg), Sweety Boora (81kg) and Alfia Pathan (81kg+) gained the opposite three gold medals.
“I congratulate all the three boxers. He is a really good boxer. Parveen is young and talented boxer who has good technique while Sweety and Alfia are very strong and powerful,” she mentioned. “I am sure he has a great future ahead of him. He can do very well and win medals in the World Championship and Olympics as well.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
