GUWAHATI: Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain who has made Assam along with the country proud because of her indomitable performance during the Tokyo Olympics is awaiting a warm welcome from her home state.
The Assamese boxer had already got her name on the list of Olympic medallists from India after defeating Chen Nien-Chin of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals.
"I don't want to stop on bronze. I want to go for the gold. Medal is only one. That is gold," Lovlina had said during a media interaction following her bout. Though she failed to go for gold, Lovlina became the third Indian boxer to be on the Olympics podium after Vijender Singh and Mary Kom in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, respectively.
In a bid to pay tributes to this glorious daughter of Assam, charter buses will be plying on Assam streets while carrying her posters on all the coaches.
Earlier, a major meat processing company based in Assam had announced that it will supply packaged pork which it calls "A slice of Gahoree" to Lovlina Borgohain, Assam's Olympic medalist for a span of next five years as a token of appreciation for her efforts in bringing immense laurel to the state.
The company's top head said, "Congratulations to Lovlina for the historic achievement. We are very very proud of you! As a small token of love and appreciation, we would like to offer her our free packaged pork for next 5 years."
Further adding, he said: "We believe our product will help her become stronger with the continuous supply of quality proteins so that no one will be able to beat her in next Olympics."
The 23-year-old Lovlina, who started with Muay Thai, a form of martial arts, lost her semifinal bout to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli.
It may be mentioned that Lovlina Borgohain lost her semi-final bout against Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the welterweight women's boxing at the Tokyo Olympics and with this defeat, Lovlina settled for a bronze medal.
Lovlina will be reaching Guwahati on August 12 and attend a felicitation programme at the Srimanta Shankardev Kala Kshetra.Lovlina Borgohain, Lovlina Borgohain news, Tribute for Lovlina, Assam 's pride, Lovlina's image on coaches
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