Lovlina Borgohain, born 2 October 1997 in Bara Mukhia village, Golaghat district, Assam, became the third Indian boxer ever to win an Olympic medal when she took bronze in the women's 69 kg division at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has since added a 2022 Commonwealth Games gold (75 kg).
Her Parents
Father: Tiken Borgohain — small tea-garden businessman.
Mother: Mamoni Borgohain.
Her Sisters
Lovlina has two elder sisters:
Lima Borgohain — elder sister; former kickboxer.
Licha Borgohain — elder sister; former kickboxer.
Her sisters inspired her to take up combat sports.
The Borgohain Family Tree at a Glance
Father: Tiken Borgohain — small tea-garden businessman.
Mother: Mamoni Borgohain.
Sisters: Lima Borgohain (kickboxer); Licha Borgohain (kickboxer).
Lovlina Borgohain:
- Born 2 October 1997, Bara Mukhia, Golaghat, Assam
- Barpathar Girls' High School
- Began boxing at 12 under coach Padum Boro
- 2018 AIBA Women's World Championships bronze (69 kg)
- 2019 World Championships bronze
- Tokyo Olympics 2020 — bronze (welterweight 69 kg)
- 2022 Commonwealth Games gold (light middleweight 75 kg)
- 2023 World Championships gold (middleweight 75 kg)
- Padma Shri (2020); Arjuna Award (2018)
Personal: Unmarried.
What the Borgohain Family Story Teaches Us
A small Assam tea-garden businessman father. A homemaker mother. Two elder kickboxer sisters who inspired the third. From one Assam tea-village household came India's third Olympic boxing medallist.
For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Lovlina story carries the same lesson. Older siblings often shape what the younger ones become. Lovlina's two kickboxer sisters made her boxing possible. Write down the older siblings — they are often the path-makers for the younger ones.
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