Guwahati: Everyone keeps their fingers crossing for Pugilist Lovlina Borghain, who is only two matches from winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Temple and Satras have become alive with prayer to expect his luck.
He will face Nadine Apetz Germany in his opening clash in the pre-quarter-finals on Tuesday.
He is the second sportsman of the country to reach the pre-quarter-finals after the Badminton player Dipankar Bhattacharjee, who is the first Olympics of the state to reach the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Lovlina, who is the first woman from a country that eligions for the Olympics and second boxers from the country To represent the country after Shiva Thapa, it should have stepped into the ring in the first round on Saturday.
Together with others, 2,000 residents of Baro Mukhia, Lovlina’s original village under the legislative constituency of Sarupathar in Golaghat Assam Regulation (about 320 km east of Guwahati), vigorously waited to witness the moment when Lovlina will step into a boxing ring in Tokyo’s Kokry the arena (Boxing place for the Olympics 2020) on Tuesday and moved closer to securing a medal.
‘Hard work took him to the Stage’ahead of his debut match at the Olympics, the Division Division Unit of the Dhansiri from Assam Student Union (AASU) on Thursday drives wall paintings in various places in the Golaghat district to support and encourage 23-year-old boxers.
Shapan Chakrabarty, a local, said, “This is a very proud moment for us.
There is no sports infrastructure and boxing ring here, but the dedication and hard work has taken it to the world stage.
We hope he will win a gold medal and bring Laurels to India and the country.
“The world championship medal twice will be the first of the country to win a medal at the Olympics if he passes the next two matches.
Prayer has been offered at the Temple and Satras (Vaishnavite Monastery), wall paintings have been made in several parts of the state and demonstrations have been held to encourage Lovlina.
The state government on Wednesday marked a Goodwill campaign called ‘Go for Glory, Lovlina’ in Guwahati to motivate and support it.
World Championship Medal Winner and fellow Lovlina boxer from Assam’s Dhekiajuli, Jamuna Boro, said, “He (Lovlina) works very hard.
It is a proud moment that he is eligible for the Olympics.
He will take part in the pre-quarter-finals after goodbye to first half.
I’m sure he will definitely grab gold.
We are happy and wait to celebrate that moment.
I want to want it well.
“Satish K Sarhadi, Director of Sai, Guwahati, said Lovlina, who focused and has a clear head, will surely reach Medal at the Olympics because he was only two steps away.
Lovlina, who was seen as a boxer by Indian boxing coach Padum Boro in 2012 during a visit to his village to find young talents, very skilled.
Lovlina underwent training in Sai, Guwahati, for a long time when the sub-center in the district of her house Golaghat did not have adequate facilities.
While he managed to get to the Grand Stage of International Sports, two other prominent names of sports brotherhood missed the Shiva Thapa Boxer bus and Sprinter Hima Das.
Assam Prays for Lovlina Borghain, 2 matches from the Glory Olympics
