India's Olympic-Bound Boxers Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain Receive First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

Six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom and two-time world championship bronze medallist Lovlina received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Command Hospital in Pune on May 12.

India's Olympic-bound boxers Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain on Wednesday received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Command Hospital in Pune on Wednesday. The ongoing elite women national camp at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, is scheduled to go on till July 31 and is being conducted for the Olympic qualified pugilists. Six-time world champion Mary Kom and two-time world championship bronze medallist Lovlina are currently training there. Alongside the duo, four members from the coaching and support staff team also received their first jab of the vaccine. Last week, Indian women boxers including Mary Kom (51kg) and two other Olympic-bound boxers Simranjit Kaur (60kg), and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) were named for the elite women national camp.