Olympic Bronze Medallist Lovlina Borgohain Returns Home To Rousing Welcome

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain walked barefoot the last stretch to her Baromukhia residence in Assam's Golaghat district to the arms of her waiting mother as she was given a rousing welcome by the people.

Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain walked barefoot the last stretch to her Baromukhia residence in Assam's Golaghat district on Tuesday to the arms of her waiting mother, whom the pugilist had not met for nearly a year fearing transmission of germs after testing positive for coronavirus. The Borgohain residence was witness to emotional scenes as Lovlina, the youngest daughter of the family, was given a rousing welcome by the people. Lovlina went home for an overnight stay after scripting history by winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Her mother Mamoni Borgohain had undergone a kidney transplant last year and Lovlina had visited her mother briefly in September, her father Tiken Borgohain told PTI. After the visit, the 23-year-old boxer had tested positive for COVID-19. It had denied her of crucial training time for the Olympics, but she had fought back to regain health and went on to become the first athlete from Assam to win an Olympic medal. "She is back home after almost a year. It is a big moment for us. She will be back for a longer time after August 25 perhaps," her father said.