Tokyo Games: Assam Government Presents Rs 1 Crore To Olympic Medallist Lovlina Borgohain, Offers Deputy SP's Post

Tokyo Games: Lovlina Borgohain won a bronze medal at the Olympics, and promised gold at 2024 Paris Games.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented Olympic boxing bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain Rs one crore and offered the post of deputy SP in the state police at a felicitation programme on Thursday. Sarma said that the state government has also decided to give Borgohain, the first person to bring an Olympic medal to the state, Rs one lakh monthly as a scholarship till the Paris Olympic in 2024 as "she has set her eyes on winning a gold there". A road in Guwahati will also be named after her, Sarma added. Four coaches - Prashanta Das, Padum Barua, Sandhya Gurung and Rafael Gamavaska - who were a part of Lovlina's boxing journey will be honoured with Rs 10 lakh each as a token of gratitude from the people of Assam, the chief minister said.