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Asian Games: Birthday girl Lovlina clinches historic gold in womens 75kg boxing

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Asian Games: Birthday Girl Lovlina Clinches Historic Gold In Women's 75kg Boxing

By IANS News October 02, 2026 • 11:02 AM View: 127

The Tokyo Olympic: India ace Lovlina Borgohain added an illustrious feather to her growing boxing medal cabinet as she celebrated her 29th birthday on Friday with a historic gold medal in the women's 75kg at the Asian Games 2026.

The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist defeated China's Bao Ziyi by a unanimous decision of 5-0 at the Nishio Gymnasium here to become just the second Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal at the Asiad, joining the legendary Mary Kom in the elite list.

TAGS Asian Games Lovlina Borgohain Tokyo Olympic Bao Ziyi Nishio Gymnasium

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