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Paris: India’s Lovlina Borgohain (in blue) being declared winner in the women’s 75kg Round of 16 boxing match against Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
Tokyo Olympics bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Games after clinching a comfortable win over Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad here on Wednesday.
Borgohain prevailed 5-0 in the contest to remain on course for a second successive Olympic medal.
The reigning world champion had won her Tokyo bronze in the 69kg category.
She will take on top-seeded Chinese Li Qian in the last-eight stage on August 4.
Qian is a silver-medallist from the Tokyo Games in the middleweight (75kg) division.
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First Published: Jul 31 2024 | 4:49 PM IS