Lovlina Borgohain emerges as third Indian boxer to secure Olympic medal

Boxer guaranteed a bronze in Tokyo; Sindhu moves into badminton semifinal

India’s quest for a second medal at the Tokyo Olympics gained a fillip as into the women’s welterweight (69kg) boxing semifinal, which guaranteed her a bronze. During Friday’s quarterfinal, Lovlina defeated Nein-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei through a 4-1 split decision. The 23-year-old from Assam emerged as the, with Mary Kom and Vijender Singh being her successful predecessors. Having had the measure of Nein-Chin, Lovlina is now all set to take on the top-seeded Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the semifinal on Wednesday. After opening its account through Mirabai Chanu’s weightlifting silver last Saturday, India’s search for another medal had largely run into rough weather through this week before Lovlina lent hope with her feisty performance in the ring.