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Grand Prix (Czech Republic) 2024: India's Lovlina Borgohain Bags Silver Ahead Of Paris Games

Lovlina Borgohain managed only one win in the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem boxing t🐠ournament, los🌃ing two of her three bouts

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Lovlina Borg🏅ohain at the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic.🐼 Photo: X | Boxing Federation Of India
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Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer lost to China's Li Qian to settle for a silver medal in the women's 75kg contest at the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic. (More Sports News)

The -bound Borgohain lost by a 2-3 split verdict in her final bout against the reigning Asian Games champion late Saturday night.

Qian, who is a two-time Olym𒊎pic medallist and has a three World Championships medals including a gold under her belt, had defeated Borgohain in the summit clash of the Asian Games last year.

Th♏e tournament, being hosted under the aegis of World Boxing, featured💯 four boxers in the women's 75kg category -- Borgohain, Cindy Ngamba of the Refugee Boxing Team, Qian and England's Chantal Reid -- and is being held in a round robin format.

Borgohain managed only one win in the tournament, los🍌ing two of her three bouts.

The Assam boxer ha൲d registered a hard-fought split decision win in her opening bout over England's Chantal Reid before losing to Ngamba and Qi▨an.

The ꧙26-year-old, who is the lone Indian competing in the tournament, is preparing for a second Olympic medal.

She is one of six Indian boxers who have qualified for the Paris Olympics.