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The 27-year-old pugilist from Assam, who bagged a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics but had to return home empty-handed from the Paris Olympics, stated that she saw the disappointment in France as a learning opportunity.
Lovlina Borgohain. (X)
Ace Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain revealed that she has set her eye on bringing back a medal for the nation from the next edition of the Olympics slated to be held in Los Angeles in the year 2028.
The 27-year-old pugilist from Assam, who bagged a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics but had to return home empty-handed from the Paris Olympics, stated that she saw the disappointment in France as a learning opportunity.
“Tokyo was during COVID times. Paris was a real learning curve. I did my best and have no regrets that I could not win a medal. For every athlete, there are lessons to be learnt and I want to be wiser leading into LA,” Lovlina said.
Lovlina was the darling of the media on Sunday. Assam’s ‘own daughter’ will be touching 31 when Los Angeles arrives but the middleweight (75 kg) boxer is confident that she will be “stronger and more experienced” if she can convert her Paris learnings into action.
Lovlina pledged to turn up to the quadrennial in Los Angeles stronger and with more experience but also iterated that she does not want to rush her preparations.
“But I am not going to rush my preparations. LA is a long way off and proper weight and injury management will be part of my core plans,”
The pugilist went on to add that her immediate focus was on the National Games where she will represent her home state of Assam. She added that she also has her eyes on the World Boxing Cup Final slated to be held in the later part of the year.
“Right now, I am not looking beyond the upcoming National Games in Uttarakhand and to do well for Assam is uppermost in my mind,” said Lovlina.
“It will be a target to play the World Boxing Cup Final in India later in 2025,” she added.
Lovlina, who is a part of the Athletes Commission of the newly formed Asian unit of World Boxing, added that boxing technicalities such as scoring and judging need to be paid more heed to as well.
“It’s a huge privilege to be on this committee as India will now have a voice in decision-making,” Lovlina added.
She went on to assert that her appointment in the capacity provides the nation with a voice.
“Till now, India was just an ordinary member with very little chance to raise a protest or point out a flaw in the system. That is going to change now since we will have seven positions in the Asian body. That’s a big plus for athletes who want to perform their best and win an Olympic medal,” the pugilist said.
“All the right moves must be made to keep boxing in the LA 2028 programme,” she concluded.
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