{ "id": "80849", "author": "23", "cnmid": "0", "title": "Indian Cricket Fraternity Reacts As Lovlina Bags Bronze Medal In Tokyo Olympics", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "2021", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Lovlina Borgohain's bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday had the cricketing community raising a toast to the gritty boxer's achievement on the biggest sporting stage, with t", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

Lovlina Borgohain's bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday had the cricketing community raising a toast to the gritty boxer's achievement on the biggest sporting stage, with the likes of Virender Sehwag, Ishant Sharma and Venkatesh Prasad, among others taking to social media to applaud the 23-year-old's feat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Former cricketer Sehwag was among the first to take to the social media to appreciate Lovlina's effort in the welterweight category, where she went down fighting to Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli in the semifinal, saying: <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Brilliant Lovlina !
\r\nJust the third ever Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.
\r\nCongratulations #LovlinaBorgohain<\/a> on winning the bronze. #Tokyo2020<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9kxniIDnk8<\/a><\/p>\r\n— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n