Assam MLAs gather inside assembly to watch boxer Lovlina Borgohain in action

New Delhi: Assam Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) gathered inside the assembly to watch Wednesday’s semi-final clash of the boxer Lovlina Borgohain against Turkey’s Busenaz Surmeneli at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain took home the Bronze medal after losing to Turkey’s Busenaz Surmeneli in the semi-finals of the women’s welterweight boxing on Wednesday.

Surmeneli was declared the winner of the bout by a unanimous decision of 5-0 as all the judges gave decisions in the favour of the Turkish boxer.

Lovlina is now only the third Indian boxer after Vijender Singh in Beijing 2008, and MC Mary Kom in London 2012 to win the bronze for India at the showpiece event.

“I’m happy with her bronze medal. I don’t watch her match live. I’ll go to Guwahati airport to receive her,” Tiken Borgohain told ANI, after the game.

“I’ll talk to her later. She will be sad right now as her dream was to win the gold medal.”

“Definitely not feeling good, as I have lost the match. Every time I have to settle for bronze so I am feeling bad about it,” Lovlina had told reporters after her bout.

“A medal is a medal even if it is of Olympic or inter-district. I had prepared for gold and I was 100% sure that I will take the gold, this time around.”

Earlier on Friday, Lovlina had defeated Nien-Chin Chen by a split decision of 4-1 which helped her reach the semi-finals.