Lovlina Borgohain had a memorable birthday as she secured a gold medal at the Asian Games 2026. The 29-year-old edged past China’s Ziyi Bao in a lopsided 5-0 bout to secure top podium finish in the women’s
75 kg final in Aichi Nagoya.
With this, she has joined MC Mary Kom in an elite group by becoming the only second Indian woman boxer to bag the yellow metal at the continental showpiece. Mary Kom had won the flyweight (51 kg) title at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. As for Borgohain, she had won a silver in the previous edition of the tournament.
The Olympic bronze medalist made a confident start to the final and recorded a 3-2 win in the opening round. The Chinese made an aggressive comeback in the second round and forced Lovlina into a defensive mode. The two engaged in a series of exchanges in the ring, and despite the pressure, the Indian displayed composure to finish the round strongly.
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Lovlina Borgohain maintains lopsided dominance in the final
The Indian boxer emerged victorious 4-1 to gain a 2-0 advantage heading into the final round. In the third round, she produced another remarkable performance and won it 4-1 to complete a 5-0 win and finish atop the podium.
In the semifinal, she had taken down the reigning 70 kg world champion Natalya Bogdanova of Kazakhstan 3-2 in a closely-fought contest. The contest saw Lovlina struggle in the opening round against Bogdanova and went behind 2-3. However, she made a stunning comeback and landed a cleaner in the second to dominate it 5-0.
While her rival came forward in the decider, Lovlina produced counter-attacks but ended up losing it 3-2. However, her advantage in the second round proved to be decisive for her as she secured the split-decision victory after three of five judges scored the bout in her favour.
Even before securing her gold, Lovlina had already become the first Indian woman boxer to reach back-to-back Asian Games finals.
