World Championships defeat taught me crucial classes: Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain

Tokyo Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain on Tuesday mentioned he learnt loads from her early exit from the IBA World Championships in Istanbul and is targeted on profitable a medal for India on the Commonwealth Games. 

World Championships defeat taught me necessary classes: Lovlina (AFP Photo)

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain on Tuesday mentioned she did be taught loads from her early exit from the IBA World Championships. The star boxer, who raised hopes after her heroics in Tokyo Olympics, suffered a pre-quarter-final exit in Istanbul.

Even as Nikhat Zareen gained the 52kg gold medal to script historical past, Lovlina didn’t stay as much as expectations within the 70kg class.

Competing in her first worldwide occasion since her podium end in Tokyo final 12 months, Lovlina went all the way down to Cindy Ngamba of Fair Chance Team (FCT) 1-4.

“My preparation (for the World Championships) wasn’t that good. After the Olympics, a lot of things have changed. I had to give time to many things, fulfil commitments,” Lovlina mentioned on Tuesday.

Notably, Lovlina was a part of the felicitation ceremony of the nation’s three medallists within the World Championships — Nikhat, Manisha Moun (bronze, 57kg) and Parveen Hooda (bronze, 63kg).

“But as there is a saying you don’t learn from your wins, you learn from your defeats and this defeat has taught me very important lessons.”

“My main target still remains an Olympic gold but I will have to go step by step for that. So the next step is Commonwealth Games and I want to become champion there,” Lovlina mentioned when requested about her plans for the instant future and long-term objectives.