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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assures a medal for India by reaching women's welterweight semi-finals

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assured India of their second medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Friday by winning her quarter-finals match by defeating Chinese Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen.

All semi-finalists in boxing are assured of a medal. The colour of the medal will be decided after the final result.

Lovlina won 4-1 in the last eight bout by split decision.

Chen Nien-chin is a 2018 World Boxing Championships gold medallist and 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist.

Lovlina is the second women's boxer from India to win an Olympics medal. Mary Kom had won a bronze at the 2012 London Games.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu had won India's first medal at the Tokyo 2020 by clinching the silver in the Women's 49 kg category.



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