Mentally harassed Lovlina Borgohain still hoping for a medal

Updated On: 26 July, 2022 07:52 AM IST | Birmingham | PTI

India’s Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer reveals preparation for Commonwealth Games is being hampered because of continuous harassment her coaches are facing in Birmingham

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Lovlina Borgohain trains before the CWG trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi last month. Pic/PTI

Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain on Monday alleged that her preparations for the Commonwealth Games are being hampered because of the “continuous harassment” her coaches are facing from the authorities. The Indian boxing squad reached the Games Village here on Sunday night after a training stint in Ireland but Lovlina’s personal coach Sandhya Gurung could not enter the Village since she does not have accreditation. Lovlina, perhaps, wanted her personal coach Amey Kolekar with her during the CWG but he did not feature in the long list. The decorated pugilist expressed her anger in a long twitter post.

Coaches being sidelined

“Today with a lot of grief, I want to tell everyone about the continuous harassment going on with me. The coaches who helped me win an Olympic medal are always being sidelined which has severely impacted my training schedule,” Lovlina wrote in her Twitter post. “One of the coaches is Sandhya Gurungji, who is a Dronacharya awardee. I had to plead with folded hands to get my coaches included in the contingent. I am mentally harassed because of this ordeal,” she posted.

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