Lovlina, Sakshi punch quarters ticket

by Abbas Adil

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain made a winning start to her campaign in the Women’s World Championships with a dominant victory here today.

Lovlina (75kg) and Sakshi Chaudhary (54kg) moved to the quarterfinals after notching up 5-0 victories. While Lovlina outpunched Mexico’s Vanessa Ortiz, Sakshi got the better of Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan.

Lovlina Borgohain is declared the winner against Vanessa Ortiz. Photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui
The most electrifying Indian performance of the day, however, was that of Preeti (54kg). The youngster though lost to last year’s 52kg silver medallist Jitpong Jutamas of Thailand by a 3-4 verdict, the bout was so close that a review had to be taken.

Preeti entered the tournament on the back of a selection row as her place in the contingent was questioned because she didn’t win the National Championships. However, the 19-year-old justified her place in the Indian team with her fearless performance. The tenacious Preeti showed aggression against a more experienced opponent to take the first round 4-1.

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