Lovlina Borgohain

Paris Olympics: Hailing from the small village of Bara Mukhia in Assam, Lovlina Borgohain’s boxing journey began when she was in Class 5 and came across a picture of American boxer Muhammad Ali in a newspaper. The rest, as they say, is history.

The force behind boxing star Lovlina Borgohain, coach Sandhya Gurung is a former boxer from Sikkim who overcame paralysis to chase her dreams. Today, her efforts helped her ward win a historic bronze at Tokyo Olympics.

Lovlina Borgohain—the first woman from Assam to qualify for the Olympics—has assured a medal for India at Tokyo Olympics. Here's the story of her inspiring journey from the small village of Bara Mukhia in Assam’s Golaghat district.