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Asian Games: Lovlina Borgohain Creates History with Boxing Gold!
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News18•02-10-2026, 13:29
Asian Games: Lovlina Borgohain Creates History with Boxing Gold!
- •Lovlina Borgohain won gold in the 75 kg boxing final, defeating China's Li Qian with a 5-0 points victory.
- •Achieving this feat on her 29th birthday, Lovlina became the second Indian female boxer after Mary Kom to win gold in Asian Games boxing.
- •The Indian women's recurve archery team secured gold by defeating South Korea 5-3 in the final.
- •Kumkum Mohath also won a silver medal in the mixed doubles recurve archery event with Dhiraj Bommadevara.
- •The Indian men's recurve archery team secured a silver medal after losing to South Korea in the final.
Key Questions Answered
Lovlina Borgohain defeated China's Li Qian with a 5-0 points victory in the 75 kg category final to secure the gold medal on her 29th birthday.
Mary Kom was the first Indian female boxer to win a gold medal in Asian Games boxing, achieving the feat in 2014 before Lovlina became the second.
The Indian women's recurve archery team, comprising Ankita, Kirti, and Kumkum Mohath, faced and defeated the South Korean team with a 5-3 points victory to win the gold medal.
