Asian Games 2026: Lovlina Borgohain has won a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. She defeated Chinese boxer Bao Jiyi 5-0 in the final of the women's 75kg event. After the first 2 rounds, Lovlina was leading by a very close margin, but in the final round, Lovlina took a one-sided lead. This is the first time since 2014 that an Indian woman boxer has won a gold medal in the Asian Games.
At the same time, former world champion Lovlina has scored gold in the Asian Games for the first time. Lovlina had to settle for a silver medal in the 2022 Asian Games, but four years after that, she has managed to change the colour of the medal. Before her, only Mary Kom had won a gold medal for India in the women's boxing event of the Asian Games.
Lovlina makes history
Mary Kom won a gold medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. She became the first female boxer to win a gold medal for India in the Asian Games. She achieved this feat in the 51 kg weight category. After 12 years, Lovlina Borgohain has written a new history in Indian boxing by winning gold at the 2026 Asian Games. Lovlina has done this feat in the 75 kg weight category
Lovlina wins gold medal on her birthday
Born on October 2, 1997, Lovlina Borgohain gifted a gold medal to the country on her birthday. She won the gold medal by defeating China's Bao Jiai 5-0 in the women's 75 kg final.
India scripts history in Archery
India wins its 11th Gold medal in the 2026 Asian Games. The Women's Recurve Team created history in Archery by defeating South Korea 5-3. India's feat, Kumkum and Ankita performed brilliantly in difficult conditions to clinch victory. This is the first time in the history of 75 years of the Asian Games that the Indian women's recurve team has won a gold medal at the Asian Games.
after winning the Silver Medal in Archery
Archery, India has now won the Silver Medal. In the final of the Recurve Mixed Team event, the pair of Kumkum Mohod and Dheeraj Bommadevara lost 3-5 to the Chinese pair. This is India's first medal in the Mixed Recurve Team event at the Asian Games.
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