Guwahati: About 2,000 strange residents of Baro Mukhia Village in Golaghat Assam Regency vigorously waited to welcome heroes for their own girl Lovlina Borghain, who arranged a history by winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
Bronze Lovlina at the largest sporting event that is underway is celebrated more than a gold in its home village located more than 300 km in the east of Guwahati and other parts of the state on Wednesday.
There is a celebration atmosphere like at the spring bihu festival in the village.
People dance on the streets and sound drumbeat and firecrackers echoed in the village.
Shapan Chakrabarty, a local resident, said, “This is a very proud moment for us.
There are no sports infrastructure and boxing rings here, but their dedication and hard work has taken it to the world stage.
And finally, he won a medal at his debut Olympics.
“He said the villagers had made several plans, including the procession to welcome the hero to Lovlina and celebrate on his arrival in the village.
Lovlina Village is connected to the world with mud and stone lanes before he convinced the medal after winning his quarter-finals on Friday against Chen-Chin Chen Taipei.
After his victory in the quarter, the road was repaired by the Department of Public Works.
Meanwhile, Indian Sports Authority (SAI), Regional Director, Guwahati, Satish K.
Sarhadi said he met other officials Sai on Wednesday to plan his remarks.
“The plan is not finished but tends to be given a final form on Thursday,” he said, adding that Lovlina made Sai’s authority proud to win a medal at the Olympics.
Coach Lovlina, Boro Padum, was also eager to welcome his students at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI).