Will start afresh in every aspect for Paris 2024 Olympics: Borgohain

Winning a medal on her Olympic debut was icing on the cake for Lovlina Borgohain but the Indian boxer says the Tokyo Olympics are a thing of the past and she is looking forward to the 2024 Games in Paris to start afresh in every aspect of her game. Will do Lovlina won the bronze medal in the women’s 69kg category in Tokyo. In the exclusive talk, look at various aspects of his career and life after winning the medal. The 23-year-old is the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics. Vijender Singh (2008) and MC Mary Kom had achieved this feat before him. Lovlina had vowed to talk about her sacrifices only after she ended her campaign and she did. He said, “My first sacrifice was to stay away from home for the last eight years and not be able to support my family members in difficult situations. It was the greatest sacrifice. Lovleena said, “I personally killed some of my desires like not being able to eat the food that people of my age like. I didn’t take a break to focus on the sport and it went on for eight years in a row. “The Tokyo Olympics are now a thing of the past. I have to start afresh on every aspect of my game, not just one. Her changes will also include adding extra strength to my punches as it was Lovlina’s weak side during her semi-final loss against Olympic champion Busenaz Surmenelli of Turkey. Was visible. “It is not that strength and adaptation were not worked out. It was being worked on. You could say that it was not at the level it should have ideally been. I’ve only worked on my strengths and adaptations for the last four months. Lovlina said, “I got the benefit of it but four months is not enough for an event like Olympics. It doesn’t matter, you have to do this kind of work in a cycle of four years. He had suppressed his feelings for the last few years, which came to the fore after the medal was confirmed. Lovlina said, “For many years my feelings were buried inside. But in this Olympics, when I felt the support of my countrymen every time I stepped into the ring, my emotions came out. “The most memorable moment I was able to finally beat the boxer who had beaten me four times before coming here,” she said. Beating him in the Olympics was a special moment in my career. The boxer said, “Another memorable moment was the high jump gold medal sharing between Qatar and Italy. This shows that humanity is alive and sport is the only means that can connect two countries, two human beings in this way. ^ Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim measured the same height of 2.37 meters in the men’s high jump. It was Barshim who offered to share the title with his good friend Tamberi. In the high jump, there is a provision for medal sharing if both players agree, but for the first time in more than 100 years this has happened. Lovlina said, “No matter how much one tries to create differences, sports can bring everyone together. I learned this by watching him. Lovlina, who resorted to meditation to keep herself calm, said that if one has faith in oneself, then help related to mental health is not needed. “If you believe in yourself, then I don’t think you need mental health help,” he said. Learn to live in popularity. “India has many ideal players who have carried the burden of expectations on their shoulders. I will take lessons from them. I will not change myself, I will change the color of my medal. I will always be a student of boxing.