Lovlina Borgohain settles for silver

Hangzhou, Oct 4: Tokyo Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain put up a lacklustre display to settle for a silver as Indian boxers signed off with a haul of five medals at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Parveen Hooda couldn’t overcome the height disadvantage against two-time world champion Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei in the women’s 57kg semifinal to sign off with a bronze.
Borgohain’s defensive performance cost her the gold as she was out-punched in the lop-sided final.
The reigning world champion was thrashed by home favourite and two-time Olympic medallist Li Qian in the 75kg final.
With Borgohain’s loss, India’s campaign came to an end. The country’s boxers thus signed off with five medals, including one silver and four bronze. In the last edition, India had won a gold and a bronze.
“I gave my best but could not bring the gold. I am happy with my performance. I will try to change the colour of the medal in the Olympics,” Borgohain said after the bout. “I committed some mistakes like I was playing closer to the opponent and got a point cut. I will work on the mistakes I committed.”
Meanwhile, Parveen, who won the 63kg bronze at the 2022 World Championships, went down to Lin via a 5-0.
Standing at five feet and seven inches, Parveen was at a disadvantage against Lin because of her height, which made it difficult for her to land scoring punches.
Lin, on the other hand, capitalised on her two-inch advantage. The 2018 bronze medallist pounded Parveen with a range of punches while fighting from afar. (PTI)