Lovlina defeated Nien-Chin Chen in women s Welter quarterfinal bout
Lovlina Borgohain is now assured of at least bronze medal
Boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Nien-Chin Chen in women s Welter (64-69kg) quarterfinal bout to assure India of a second medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Lovlina qualified for the semi-finals and hence is assured of at least a bronze medal. She won the last 8 bout via a 4:1 split decision on Friday. In her Round of 16 bout, Lovlina had defeated Nadine Apetz of Germany. She had won that bout 3:2 on Tuesday. Lovlina will now take on top seeded Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the semi-final bout. With her historic win, Lovlina became only the second Indian female boxer and third overall after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to clinch an Olympic medal.
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