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Paris Olympics 2024: Lovlina Borgohain punches her way into the quarter-finals

Paris Olympics 2024: Lovlina Borgohain Punches Her Way Into The Quarter-Finals

Paris Olympics 2024: Lovlina Borgohain punches her way into the quarter-finals

Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain is just one step away from securing another medal. Lovlina will take on the top seed from China, Li Qian in the quarterfinals thanks to a superb 5-0 victory over Sunniva Hofstad at the Paris Olympics 2024. In a lopsided Round of 16 match, Lovlina Borgohain destroyed her Norwegian opponent, Sunniva Hofstad. Sunniva started well, but in the end, Lovlina did not allow her opponent to dominate. The Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist avoided most of the punches from her opponent. Lovlina was always ready with the perfect counterpunch whenever she got an opportunity. All five judges decided that Lovlina was the deserving winner in all 3 rounds.

Paris Olympics 2024: Lovlina Borgohain punches her way into the quarter-finals

Lovlina Borgohain won her round of 16 fight in women's 75kg and is thus just one win away from becoming the first Indian boxer to win two Olympic medals. Talking about the match, Norway's Sunniva Hofstad struggled to evade Lovlina Borgohain’s heavy punches as the former lost the Round of 16 match in women's 75kg prelims at the Paris Olympics 2024. In the first two rounds, Hofstad was left searching for answers as Lovlina used her height to her advantage to land crucial blows. 

On the flip side, the 2022 World Youth Champion looked to unsettle Lovlina in the first round with an array of quick punches, but a couple of jabs and a right hook from the Indian boxer ensured she collected some crucial points. In the second round, Lovlina adopted an aggressive approach to land strong blows squarely on Hoftsad’s face. It was too late by the time Hofstad looked to try and make a comeback in the third round and hand another setback for the Indian boxing contingent. 

In the end, the Olympic Boxing judges ended up ruling a unanimous 5-0 scoreline in the favour of the Indian boxer. Lovlina Borgohain will take on World No. 1 China’s Li Qian in the quarterfinal on August 4 at 3:00 pm IST. Talking about head-to-head, Li Qian has already beaten Borgohain in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. But what's interesting is that another win for the Indian would guarantee her a medal in the Paris Olympics 2024. It will be a historic moment for India as Lovlina will clinch her second Olympic medal, with the pugilist having won a bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well.

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