• Ahead of the CWG 2022, Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain alleges "mental harrassment."

    National
    Ahead of the CWG 2022, Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain alleges "mental harrassment."

    Digital Desk: Boxer Lovlina
    Borgohain, who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, posted a lengthy
    message on Twitter on Monday in which she claimed she had experienced
    "mental harassment" as a result of her coaches' repeated exclusion
    from her training sessions. Her coaches were instrumental in her Olympic
    victory. She added that Sandhya Gurung, her coach, is temporarily barred from
    entering the Commonwealth Games Village.



    "My Olympic coaches who helped
    me win a medal have always been taken out of my training and competition.
    Sandhya Gurung ji, one of these coaches, is also a Dronacharya honoree. They
    are consistently permitted to be late for my training despite countless
    requests. This interferes with my training and causes me a lot of problems and
    mental anguish.



    "At this time, my coach Sandhya
    Gurung ji is not permitted to enter the Commonwealth Village, and my training
    has been halted eight days before the Games. Despite my repeated requests, my
    other coach was sent back to India. I'm not sure how I'm meant to concentrate
    on my game. My performance in the most recent global championships was
    similarly damaged by this circumstance. I don't want politics to sabotage the
    Commonwealth Games as well. I'm hoping I can get over the politics and bring
    home a medal for my nation. "Jai Hind," wrote Lovlina in her blog
    entry.



    In the women's boxing 70 kg division at the 2018
    Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Lovlina will be fighting.



    In the 69 kg division of women's boxing at the Tokyo
    Olympics, she took home a bronze medal.



    After Vijender Singh and MC Mary Kom, Lovlina became just
    the third boxer from India to win an Olympic medal.