'I Want to Change the Colour of My Medal': Lovlina Borgohain Sets Sights on Asian Games Gold
For Lovlina Borgohain, winning a Commonwealth Games medal closed one chapter.
Now she wants to rewrite another.
Fresh from claiming her first-ever Commonwealth Games medal with a silver in Glasgow, the Olympic medallist has already fixed her eyes on a bigger prize: Asian Games gold.
The silver in Glasgow made the Assam boxer only the third Indian, after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh, to win medals at boxing's four biggest events: the Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
Although she narrowly lost to Australia's Emma-Sue Greentree in the final, Borgohain described the medal as a major milestone.
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"This was my third Commonwealth Games, and winning my first medal here means a lot. Of course, gold would have been even better, but I'm very happy because this was the only major event where I didn't have a medal," she said.
Borgohain also credited the government's continued investment in Indian sport and said the encouragement from Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had inspired the entire boxing contingent.
"Our boxing team has performed so well. We should always remember the immense support the government has provided. The Sports Minister's words were truly motivating, and we will carry that motivation forward," she said.
Borgohain was among the athletes felicitated by Mandaviya after India's outstanding Commonwealth Games campaign.
India topped the boxing medal table with an impressive haul of 10 medals, including seven gold and three silver, underlining the country's growing dominance in the sport. The Sports Minister also honoured the judo and para-athletics contingents, while medal winners received cash awards of ₹30 lakh for gold, ₹20 lakh for silver and ₹10 lakh for bronze.
For Borgohain, however, the celebrations are already giving way to the next challenge. The Commonwealth Games medal may have completed her collection. The Asian Games gold, she says, is the one she now wants most.
(With inputs from ANI)