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Rahul Gandhi hails Lovlina Borgohain on winning bronze medal at Olympics

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday congratulated boxer Lovlina Borgohain on winning a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, and said she has done the country proud

Film industry lauds boxer Lovlina on winning bronze at Tokyo Olympics

Members from the film industry, among millions of fellow Indians, have taken to social media to congratulate the 23-year-old for her feat.

Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Medal for Lovlina, Ravi; heartbreak in hockey

Neeraj Chopra's first throw was 86.65m, well beyond the qualification mark of 83.50m. Lovlina Borgohain signed off with a bronze, India women's hockey team lost to Argentina in semi-final

Lovlina chases historic Olympic final berth: up against world champ

A medal already secured, Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) will be in pursuit of history when she takes on reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the Olympic semifinal

Shocking loss to Colombian Martinez ends Panghal's Olympic campaign

Despite this loss, the 25-year-old remains one of best-performing Indian boxers in recent times

'Just wanted to fight fearlessly': Lovlina on historic Olympic win

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Country erupts in joy after Lovlina assures India second Olympic medal

India rejoiced after Lovlina Borgohain on Friday assured the country of its second medal at the Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics: Super show by Lovlina, go for gold, says Abhinav Bindra

Lovlina (69kg) has assured India a bronze after storming into the semi-finals of the women's welterweight category.

Tokyo Olympics: Go for glory, go for gold, says Coach Das to Lovlina

Prashant Kumar Das, the coach of Indian pugilist Lovlina Borgohain, on Friday said he is confident the boxer will return with a gold medal after storming into the semi-finals of the ongoing Olympics

Olympics: Boxer Simranjit Kaur bows out, loses 0-5 to Sudaporn Seesondee

India boxer Simranjit Kaur bowed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after Thailand's Sudaporn Seesondee defeated her in women's lightweight (57-60kg) by 5-0 here at Kokugikan Arena on Friday.Seesondee advanced to the quarterfinals after this victory against Simranjit in the lightweight category. All five judges gave the unanimous decision in favor of Thailand's boxer as she thrashed the Indian in three rounds.Simranjit started the match with a flurry of punches but it was Sudaporn who came out at the top with all judges ruling in the favour of the Thai boxer.Seesondee started the second round brilliantly as she landed three successive left hands-on Simranjit. And continued to derail the rhythm of the Indian boxer and took the round very easily.Simranjit had no chance but to aim for the knockout in the third round. The Indian went on offense but the clever footwork by Thai pugilist never gave her any clear-cut chance.Earlier on Thursday, Mary Kom, the face of India's boxing contingent, .

Debutant Lovlina assures India of first boxing medal at Tokyo Olympics

Debutant Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Games when she upstaged former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei to enter the semifinals

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Highlights: Mary Kom bows out with a smile

Sindhu will play her quarterfinal match against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan on July 30.

Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom slams IOC Boxing Task Force for 'poor judging'

The Task Force is conducting the boxing competition in Tokyo after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) was suspended by the IOC for alleged misgovernance and financial wrongdoing.

Mary Kom bows out of Tokyo 2020, loses 3-2 to Ingrit Valencia of Colombia

Mary Kom had tears in her eyes and a wide smile on her face when the referee raised Valencia's hand at the end of the bout

Tokyo 2020: Debutant Satish Kumar sails into Olympic boxing quarterfinals

India's first super heavyweight (+91kg) boxer to compete in the Olympics, Satish Kumar, eased into the quarterfinals of his debut Games, defeating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown in his opening bout

Tokyo 2020: Pugilist Pooja Rani storms into quarter-finals of Olympics

Boxer Pooja Rani stormed into the quarter-finals of the women's middleweight (69-75kg) category in the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Ichrak Chaib of Algeria in the Round of 16 here

Debutant Indian boxer Pooja Rani enters quarters of Tokyo Olympics

The 30-year-old Indian clinched it 5-0, thoroughly dominating a rival 10 years her junior.

Tokyo Olympics: Shooters crash out, debutant boxer a win away from medal

The other Indian team, Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Singh Deswal, failed to clear qualification 1 and finished in the 17th place

Olympics: Boxer Lovlina beats German opponent to reach quarters in 69kg

India's Lovlina Borgohain advanced to the next round in the women's 69kg boxing competition by beating Germany's Nadine Apetz, a boxer nearly 12 years elder to her, 3-2 to reach the quarterfinals

Moroccan Olympic boxer tries to take a bite out of New Zealand opponent

A heavyweight boxer from Morocco apparently tried to take a bite out of his New Zealand opponent's ear in their opening bout at the Tokyo Olympics.