Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain loses her women's 75kg quarterfinal bout against Chinese opponent
India's hope of winning another Olympic medal suffered a jolt after star boxer Lovlina Borgohain lost her women's 75kg quarter-final bout on Sunday.
She was defeated by Li Qian of China.
She was knocked out of the showpiece event after the defeat.
Despite a close fight against the Chinese opponent, the Tokyo Olympic medalist bowed out of the match after she lost the contest by a 4-1 spilt verdict.
Her defeat means the Indian boxing contingent will return home this time without a medal.
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