Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgihain suffered a shock quarterfinal exit after losing to Rossie Eccles by a split decision in women바카라s light middleweight category at CWG 2022.
Star Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain is not losing sleep over her shock quarterfinal exit and says a Commonwealth Games success would not have helped her much in her quest for a second successive Olympic medal in 2024 as she was competing in a non-Olympic category in Birmingham.
Lovlina, who became the only second Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal in Tokyo last year, competed in the light middleweight (66kg-70kg) category, which does not figure in the 2024 Paris Games roster.
바카라That's why CWG was not that important to me as my main target is Paris and this was not an Olympic weight category. It would not have helped me much in the larger scheme of things,바카라 Lovlina told PTI in an exclusive interview.
바카라Yes, Commonwealth Games have a big stature no doubt about that. But my target is Paris and to get myself prepared is the main objective.바카라 At her maiden CWG appearance in Gold Coast in 2018, Lovlina had also met a similar fate, bowing out in the quarterfinals.
바카라Every loss or win is an experience. And I'm taking this loss in a positive way. I've to work on myself. Ultimate goal is Paris, whatever the difficulties maybe, I've to overcome them. Life has many ups and downs but 'haar nahin maan na hai' (it's not about giving up).바카라
She made headlines for wrong reasons in the build-up to the CWG as she alleged "mental harassment" after her personal coach Sandhya Gurung was denied entry into the Games Village. Sandhya was added to the contingent days before her bout.
바카라Yes, I was a bit distracted in the build-up to the Games. But thankfully everything was sorted before the competition. I got my coaches. But I feel it did not affect me. There was a lot of publicity but I was away from social media. I wasn't aware of what's going on around me. Even now, I've kept it off to keep myself away from it.바카라
She further rued the lack of exposure trips that used to happen many times before Tokyo. 바카라Before Tokyo used to get a lot of exposure trips. But after Tokyo there were no such exposure meets and competed directly at the World Championships,바카라 she added.
Lovlina, who won the Olympic bronze in the 69kg category, will now have to either go into a higher bracket of 75kg or go down to 66kg. 바카라I will mostly move to 75kg, but you never know I can also go down to 66kg. We will take the call before the upcoming Asian Championships, I will switch to my new weight from there,바카라 she added.
Having overwhelmed New Zealand's Ariane Nicholson 5-0 in an unanimous verdict, Lovlina lost to Rossie Eccles by a split decision 3-2. It was as close as it got but the judges gave the two rounds to Lovlina by a split decision.
Lovlina also got a point deduction in the second round for holding and Eccles won the final round comprehensively, sealing it 3-2. 바카라She was a bit aggressive. Being from the host country, obviously she got a bit of an edge, the warning cost me dear. Also there was a bit of stress,바카라 Lovlina conceded.
바카라I'm sad that I've not been able to achieve the way I wanted. But I'm taking it positively. You always have ups and downs. The comeback from here is more important.바카라