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Lovlina Borgohain Wins Women’s 75kg Asian Games Gold

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC · How we work

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Lovlina Borgohain Wins Gold

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won the women’s 75 kg Asian Games boxing gold on her 29th birthday.
The final took place at Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026.
Borgohain defeated China’s Ziyi Bao by a unanimous 5-0 decision.
Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh said she is a huge role model for girls.
The win makes her only the second Indian woman, after Indian boxer Mary Kom, to claim Asian Games boxing gold.

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Mandaviya Celebrates Medal Surge

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya posted on X congratulating Borgohain and called the win a “historic gold for Bharat.”
Mandaviya also praised archers Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohod for earning India’s first mixed recurve silver.
Mandaviya’s posts emphasized the Games’ role in pushing India’s medal tally past the 70-mark.

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Historical Context

Mary Kom’s gold in the 51 kg flyweight at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon marked India’s first women’s boxing title. Having already secured six AIBA world titles, she entered a field of 16 competitors from 16 nations, and her breakthrough helped legitimize women’s boxing, prompting the sport’s inclusion in later Asian and Commonwealth Games.

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Lovlina Borgohain Wins Gold

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won the women’s 75 kg Asian Games boxing gold on her 29th birthday.
The final took place at Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026.
Borgohain defeated China’s Ziyi Bao by a unanimous 5-0 decision.
Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh said she is a huge role model for girls.
The win makes her only the second Indian woman, after Indian boxer Mary Kom, to claim Asian Games boxing gold.

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