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Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain got the bronze medal after going down against top seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the women's welterweight semis

After losing the first two rounds, India's Lovlina Borgohain loses the third and the match by a unanimous decision against top seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the women's Welter (64-69kg) category semi-finals

Sports Olympics Lovlina Borgohain Boxing

India's Lovlina Borgohain took home the bronze medal after losing the semi-final bout to top seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey via unanimous decision on Wednesday. Lovlina lost the first round 0:5 as all the judges gave the decision in favour of the Turkish boxer. Lovlina was warned and a point was deducted of her total points in the second round. In the third and final round, Lovlina was outboxed by the reigning world champion. With a bronze medal, Lovlina became only the third Indian boxer after Vijender Singh and Mary Kom to win an Olympic medal. Lovlina had a tough Round of 16 bout against Germany's Nadine Apetz where she won via a split decision. In the quarterfinal, Lovlina punched her way into the semis with a 4:1 win over Chinese Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen. Hers is also the first Olympic medal in Indian boxing in nine years.

Sports Olympics Lovlina Borgohain Boxing

Lovlina Borgohain Takes Home Bronze ; India's 3rd Medal at Tokyo olympics 2020, Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai #sijukuriyedamsreekumar #visumexpresso #visumexpressollp #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #Boxing #BoxingNews #TokyoOlympics #TokyoOlympics2020 #TokyoOlympics2021 pic.twitter.com/J6pHkoRsmA

— VISUM Expresso (@VisumExpresso) August 4, 2021

#IND's Lovlina Borgohain wins India's THIRD medal at #Tokyo2020 - and it's a #Bronze in the women's #Boxing welterweight category! #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #Olympics pic.twitter.com/wcX69n3YEe

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) August 4, 2021

Well fought @LovlinaBorgohai! Her success in the boxing ring inspires several Indians. Her tenacity and determination are admirable. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze. Best wishes for her future endeavours. #Tokyo2020

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 4, 2021