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Double Punch! Lovlina & Parveen Win Gold for India at Asian Games
- •India's women boxers achieved historic success at the Asian Games, securing two gold medals on the same day.
- •Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain won gold in the 75 kg category on her 29th birthday.
- •Parveen Hooda secured her first Asian Games gold in the 65 kg event, defeating Chinese Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen 3-2.
- •Lovlina is now the second Indian woman boxer after Mary Kom to win both an Olympic medal and an Asian Games gold.
- •The double gold from Lovlina and Parveen significantly boosts India's gold medal tally in women's boxing at the Asian Games.
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On Friday, October 2, 2026, Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain and 26-year-old Parveen Hooda both won gold medals in women's boxing at the Asian Games. Lovlina secured her gold in the 75 kg category by defeating China's Yang Liu 5-0, while Parveen captured gold in the 65 kg event by overcoming Chinese Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen 3-2.
Lovlina Borgohain defeated her Chinese opponent Yang Liu via a unanimous 5-0 decision in the 75 kg final on her 29th birthday, upgrading her previous silver to gold. Meanwhile, Parveen Hooda won a thrilling 65 kg final against Chinese Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen 3-2, recovering from a second-round deficit with a brilliant comeback in the third round.
By winning the 75 kg gold on her birthday, Lovlina Borgohain upgraded her previous Asian Games silver medal and became only the second Indian woman boxer after Mary Kom to win both an Olympic medal and an Asian Games gold. Mary Kom was previously the sole Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold, a feat she achieved at the 2014 Incheon edition.
