Three bronze are sufficient, now need to break jinx by successful gold: India boxer Lovlina Borgohain

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain is assured that her transfer to a better weight class will assist her break the jinx of not successful gold in main worldwide tournaments.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 10, 2023 20:53 IST

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By India Today Sports Desk: Olympic bronze medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain will not be pleased with successful three bronze medals and acknowledged that her transfer to a better weight class will assist her break the jinx of not successful gold in main worldwide tournaments.

Lovlina will compete within the 75kg class within the championships, which start on March 15, after beforehand successful two world championship bronze medals and a 3rd place on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics within the 69kg class.

The prestigious event’s focus will likely be as a lot on India’s ace boxer Nikhat Zareen retaining her gold as it’s going to on Lovlina breaking the jinx of not clinching the highest podium spot.

“Yes, that (not winning gold) is at the back of my mind. But I am desperate to change the colour of the medal this time around. The effort is always to play for gold medal and this time too it is no different. The preparations are going well (in Patiala) and I hope I can break that jinx on home turf,” mentioned Lovlina, who has gained all three high bronze medals within the 69kg class, however will likely be competing within the upcoming championships in 75kg.

She additionally added that being part of the identical squad that additionally has reigning world champion Zareen won’t put any added strain on her to carry out and intention for gold.

“I am not thinking in terms of whether the pressure is more or less on me (With Nikhat being a world champion). We have accepted we have to live with pressure; it is always there in competition.

“My focus is barely on how nicely I can carry out and focus on the duty at hand. And that additionally means, to not take the added strain of fascinated about the end result,” added Lovlina, who has started focusing more on packing more power in her punches, given that a higher weight category comes with more powerful opponents.

“At the top of the day what issues is our work ethic. The Gita additionally says work laborious and don’t trouble concerning the end result. I’m an excellent believer in that.”

The ace boxer said she felt more confident in the higher weight category as she did not have to bother about how many kilos she was gaining.

“I’m extra comfy on this (75kg) weight class. There is not any stress to regulate my weight. Yes, I’ve additionally modified my method a bit to go along with the higher-weight class.

“The focus is on improving the power in my punches as my opponents will be much stronger than what I encountered in the 69kg category,” she mentioned.

“We have a new coach as well and whatever changes I have brought about in my technique post the Olympic, they are helping me wholeheartedly to adopt to the changes,” mentioned Lovlina.

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Mar 10, 2023