Lovlina, who had stormed into the final by beating Thailand's M. Baison in the semifinal, found the going tough against the Chinese boxer, who was quicker on her feet and had a strong defence. Her opponent is the silver medallist in Tokyo Olympics and had bagged bronze in 2016 in Rio Olympics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian tried her best but her opponent, egged on by a partisan crowd, did not allow Lovlina many chances and the Indian went down 0-5 to Li Qian, losing on points on the cards of the majority of five judges.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing from the red corner, Lovlina lost the first round 9-10 as per First three judges while the 4th and 5th judges gave it 10-9 to the Indian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, in the second round, all five judges ruled in favour of the Chinese boxer. The trend continued in the third round too, the verdict finally going 5-0 in favour of the 33-year-old Li Qian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I tried my best, I gave my 100 percent but could not win the gold medal today. I am satisfied with my performance. I am happy to have won a silver medal in the Asian Games,\" said Lovlina after the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is the first silver medal by an Indian woman boxer in the Asian Games. In 2014, MC Mary Kom had won a gold medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
the 26-year-old boxer from Assam agreed that she made some mistakes but promised to analyse her bout and do better next time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lovlina said her main target in Hangzhou was to get a quota place for next year's Olympic Games in Paris. \"My main aim here was to get the Olympic quota, which I managed. Now I will work hard on my game and do well in Paris,\" she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/asian-games-winning-medal-was-not-the-main-aim-says-boxer-lovlina-after-losing-final.JPG", "alt_img": "Asian Games: Winning medal was not the main aim, says boxer Lovlina after losing final", "alt_title": "Asian Games: Winning medal was not the main aim, says boxer Lovlina after losing final", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Asian Games: Winning Medal Was Not The Main Aim, Says Boxer Lovlina After Losing Final On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Asian Games: Winning Medal Was Not The Main Aim, Says Boxer Lovlina After Losing Final, MC Mary Kom: India's Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain did her best against a stronger opponent, losing to China's Li.", "seo_keywords": "Lovlina Borgohain, Li Qian, Asian Games, Tokyo Olympics, Rio Olympics, The Indian, MC Mary Kom, Olympic Games", "tag": "", "tagging": "Lovlina Borgohain, Li Qian, Asian Games, Tokyo Olympics, Rio Olympics, The Indian, MC Mary Kom, Olympic Games", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "asian-games-winning-medal-was-not-the-main-aim-says-boxer-lovlina-after-losing-final", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "746", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-10-04 14:52:03", "updated": "2023-10-04 14:52:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Lovlina Borgohain, Li Qian, Asian Games, Tokyo Olympics, Rio Olympics, The Indian, MC Mary Kom, Olympic Games", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-10-04 14:52:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "others", "cnmid": "802856", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/asian-games-winning-medal-was-not-the-main-aim-says-boxer-lovlina-after-losing-final-9235" }