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Tokyo Olympics boxing: Lovlina Borgohain enters quarterfinals
Updated On: 27 July, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Tokyo | PTI
Lovlina Borgohain, the lone Indian boxer in action on the day, prevailed 3-2 over her rival who is 12 years her senior
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Germany`s Nadine Apetz and India`s Lovlina Borgohain fight during their women`s welter (64-69kg) preliminaries round of 16 boxing match. Pic Ueslei Marcelino/AFP
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69 kg) advanced to the quarterfinals in her debut Olympic appearance, defeating German veteran Nadine Apetz in a closely-fought last-16 stage bout.
Borgohain, the lone Indian boxer in action on the day, prevailed 3-2 over her rival who is 12 years her senior. Both the boxers were making their Games debut and the Indian became the first from her nine-strong team to make the quarterfinal stage. The 23-year-old showed great poise in a tense contest to triumph by the thinnest of margins. She claimed all three rounds on split points.
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