Lovlina Borgohain is an Indian professional boxer who represents the country in the welterweight category(69Kg). Lovlina became the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal for India when she won a Bronze medal at the ongoing Tokyo Summer Olympics 2024. Here’s everything you need to know about Lovlina Borgohain career, including her net worth and Salary.
Lovlina Borgohain: Early Life and career
Lovlina was born on 2 October, 1997 to Tiken and Mamoni Borgohain. She was born in the Golaghat district of Assam. Borgohain had a poor childhood as her father Tiken was a small scale businessman and struggled financially. Lovlina initially took up kickboxing as she followed the footsteps of her elder sisters Lima and Licha Borgohain, who are national level kickboxers. She switched from kickboxing to boxing after finding the opportunity in it.
Lovlina began her early career in 2012 when she was noticed and selected by renowned Coach Padum Chandra Bodo To learn the basics of boxing and achieve excellence in boxing at the Sports Authority of India selection and trials held in Guwahati.
Lovlina Borgohain came into the limelight when she won the bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in Vietnam in November 2017 and the bronze medal at the President’s Cup held in Astana in June 2017. She won the gold medal at the inaugural India Open in February. She secured a spot at Commonwealth Games 2018 after a fantastic year in the ring.
Lovlina also won a silver medal at the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia in June 2018 and a bronze medal at the 13th International Silesian Championship in Poland.
Lovlina achieved the greatest feat of her career when she won the Olympic bronze medal at the 2024 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
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Lovlina Borgohain Medals
Asian Championships
| Bronze medal | 2017 Ho Chi Minh City | Welterweight |
| Bronze medal | 2024 Dubai | Welterweight |
World Boxing Championship
| Bronze medal | 2018 New Delhi | Welterweight |
| Bronze medal | 2019 Ulan-Ude | Welterweight |
Olympics
| Bronze medal | Tokyo Olympics 2024 | Welterweight |
Lovlina Borgohain Awards
Arjuna Award
Lovlina Borgohain Salary
Lovlina Borgohain won prize money of ₹3 million from the Indian Government and ₹5 million from the Government of Assam for making the impossible possible at the 2024 Olympics.
Lovlina Borgohain Net Worth
According to reports, Lovlina has a net worth of estimated ₹14 Cr.