Asian Games Boxing | Lovlina wins silver as Indian boxers end campaign with 5 medals

Lovlina Borgohain (silver) & Parveen Hooda (bronze) won India's final medals at Asian Games. Borgohain was out-punched in 75kg final by Li Qian, while Parveen lost to Lin Yu Ting due to height disadvantage. Parveen secured Olympic quota for Paris Games. India's boxers won 5 medals (1 silver, 4 bronze).

Tokyo Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain was out-punched in the lop-sided final to settle for a silver while Parveen Hooda signed off with a bronze medal at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.

Borgohain, the reigning world Asian champion, was thrashed by home favourite and two-time Olympic medallist Li Qian in the 75kg final.

With Borgohain's loss, India's campaign came to an end. The country's boxers thus signed off with five medals including one silver and four bronze.

Parveen couldn't overcome the height disadvantage against two-time world champion Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei in the women's 57kg semifinal.

Parveen, who won the 63kg bronze at the 2022 World Championships, went down to Lin via a 5-0 unanimous verdict.

Standing at five feet and seven inches, Parveen was at a disadvantage against Lin because of her height, which made it difficult for her to land scoring punches.

Lin, on the other hand, capitalised on her two-inch advantage. The 2018 bronze medallist pounded Parveen with a range of punches while fighting from afar.