Tokyo Olympics : Lovlina Borgohain settles for a bronze medal

Indian pugilist Lovlina Borgohain took home the bronze medal after losing the semi-final bout to top seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey via unanimous decision. Lovlina lost the first round 0:5 as all the judges gave the decision in favour of the Turkish boxer. Lovlina was warned and a point was deducted of her total points in the second round. In the third and final round, Lovlina was outboxed by the reigning world champion. With a bronze medal, Lovlina became only the third Indian boxer after Vijender Singh and Mary Kom to win an Olympic medal. A great performance by the Assam boxer playing her maiden Olympics as her medal ensured that the pugilists did not return home empty handed like shooters and archers.