New Delhi: Lovlina Borghain has convinced India Second medals at the Tokyo Olympics and boxers from Assam are now on the verge of creating history.
India has won two medals in boxing in the history of the Olympics, Vijender Singh in 2008 Beijing and Mary Kom in 2012 London – they were both bronze.
Lovlina will have the opportunity to change the color of the medal with a victory in the semifinals against Tukey’s Busenaz Surmeneli on August 4.
Busenaz is the 2019 World Championship Gold Medalist (welterweight).
Lovlina bagged bronze in the same competition.
The head coach of Indian female boxing team Raffaelle Bergamesco felt Lovlina had to hold on to the same plan with her against Chen Chin Chin Chin Quarterfinal.
The 23-year-old son defeated Nien Chin Chen 4-1 to confirm the second Indian medal in Tokyo, after Silver Mirabai.
(AP) “Lovlina should not live in a short distance and he must show the same heart he did in his residence.
In this final period, I saw him very calm, unlike other times.
He wants to win and it is a fundamental change.
Lovlina was a girl who was very attached to his family, to his citizens’ colleagues.
I tried to motivate it by shouting that all of India watched him and he could write his own story, “said Bergamasco in Timesofindia.com in an exclusive interview from Tokyo.
“The plan is to work in a medium and long distance.
We worked a lot on a counterattack.
I plan with him and he was extraordinary.
I am very proud of him,” he said.
(Photo of PTI) After victory, Lovlina looked up and had fun in the celebration.
The roar in Kokating Arena is a sign that Indian boxers don’t want to stop there.
In fact, Mary Kom’s boxing legend, after congratulating Lovlina, took her to a room to give her Pep talk.
“Hug, in the end, worth more than 1000 words and I was happy.
I read that Mary wrote to her in our Whatsapp group with praise, but after that, they met in a room to speak,” said Bergamasco to the Timesofindia.
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(Credit Photo: Tokyo Olympic) All three choices of medals – bronze, silver and gold are on the table for 23 year old Lovlina.
Can he only be the second Indian individual Olympic gold medalist after shooting legend Abhinav Bindra? “We are at the Olympics, anything can happen.
The opponent is a defensive world champion, never said never,” Bergamasco signed.