Cool kick-boxer turned boxer Lovlina Borgohain assures India its second Olympic medal
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Prophetic victory
According to a PTI report, “she will win easily, no reason to worry," the man who first spotted the boxer in kick-boxer Lovlina Borgohain had said before her historic medal-clinching win in Tokyo Olympics.
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Keeping her cool
And Sports Authority of India coach Padam Boro's assertion, while talking to PTI a day before the contest, have turned out to be prophetic. Borgohain (69kg) kept her calm to upstage former champion Nien-Chin Chen to enter the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Humble beginnings
She is the third Indian boxer ever who will now finish on the podium at the quadrennial showpiece. So where did the journey begin for the reticent youngster, brought up in Baro Mukhia village of Assam's Golaghat district, the home to the famous Kaziranga National Park.
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Supportive family
For one, she had elder sisters -- Licha and Lima -- who are kick-boxers and parents who were immensely supportive of their children's sporting ambitions despite limited means.
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A new era
And what a dream she is living. The ever-smiling boxer is the first woman from Assam to make the Olympic boxing cut and clinch a medal as well. The 23-year-old's victory on Friday also seemed like the beginning of a new era in Indian women's boxing.