Watch: Lovlina Borgohain's Assam Village Celebrates Olympics Semis Berth

Olympics 2020: Several videos showed the residents in Lovlina Borgohain's village in Golaghat district of Assam jumping on the streets and bursting crackers in excitement.

As soon as boxer Lovlina Borgohain, 23, won her quarter-final bout against Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei, assuring India of a second medal at the Tokyo Olympics, people in her hometown in Golaghat district of Assam came out on the streets to celebrate. They danced, clapped and cheered Ms Borgohain. Some of them beat dhols and sang traditional Assamese songs. And many of them recorded the moment on their mobile phones as TV crews jostled with the crowd to report the emphatic celebration. #WATCH | Assam: Villagers and neighbours of boxer Lovlina Borgohain in Sarupathar, Golaghat were seen celebrating her victory in the Boxing, Women's Welterweight (64-69kg), Quarterfinal 2 in #TokyoOlympicspic.twitter.com/56WuNdp841 Several videos, including by news agency ANI, showed the residents jumping and bursting crackers. After gathering on a street and forming a circle, they raised their hands and shouted, “Lovlina Borgohain Zindabad”. She is the first woman to qualify for the Olympics from Assam. She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2020 "We are very happy for her and are proud of her. We thank the people of Assam for the support. She will win the semi-finals and the finals," " her father Tiken Borgohain said in Assamese. He said that it was a tough match for her. "I am told she dominated the game, though I could not see the match. We are now hoping for the best."