Who is Lovlina Borgohain?

Lovlina Borgohain is an Indian boxer who was born on October 2, 1997 in the Golaghat district of Assam. She began her career as a kickboxer but later chose boxing as her profession. She was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2020 for her outstanding performance in boxing and became the sixth personality from Assam to win the prestigious award.

 

The 23-year-old boxer is a two-time World and Asian championship bronze-medallist. She has learnt a form of Thai martial art known as ‘Muay Thai’.

In 2020, Lovlina Borgohain secured the Olympics berth in the 69 kg category with a 5-0