Lovlina boxes her way to gold, Thapa wins silver at National Games
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Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain clinched the women’s 75kg gold, while six-time Asian champion Shiva Thapa signed off with a silver medal in the men’s 63.5kg category at the National Games here on Friday.

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Playing her first tournament since the Paris Olympics, Assam’s Lovlina dominated her younger opponent Pranshu Rathore from Chandigarh across all three rounds to register a convincing 5-0 win.

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In the men’s light welterweight (63.5kg) division, Thapa lost in a close bout to Services Sports Control Board boxer Vanshaj, with a 3-4 scoreline.

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In other bouts of the day, Services’ Mandengbam Singh defeated Chandigarh’s Anshul Punia in the men’s flyweight (51kg) division by a 4-1 split decision.

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Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Jaismine Lamboria of Services displayed her dominance with a convincing 5-0 win over World Championship bronze-winner Manisha Moun of Haryana in the women’s 60kg event.

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Another gold medal for Services came from Sakshi, who outpunched Himachal Pradesh’s Vinakshi 5-0.

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In the women’s bantamweight category, Madhya Pradesh’s Divya Panwar triumphed over Uttar Pradesh’s Sonia Lather with a 4-1 victory.

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Local boxer Nivedita Karki showed precision and agility as she overpowered Haryana’s Kalpana to claim the top spot in the women’s flyweight (50kg) event.

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Former youth world champion Assam’s Ankushita Boro reigned supreme in the women’s welterweight (66kg) event, outclassing Uttarakhand’s Kajal by a unanimous decision.





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