FOUR INDIANS IN FINALS

New Delhi: Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain was among four Indian woman boxers to proceed to the finals while two others signed off with bronze medals at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday.

While Lovlina (75kg), Alfiya Pathan (81+kg), Minakshi (52kg) and Parveen (63kg) continued their quest for gold, Ankushita Boro (66kg) and Preeti's (57kg) campaign ended at the last four stage.

Up against Seong Suyeon of South Korea in her semifinal bout, Lovlina, who is competing in her maiden competition in the 75kg category, effectively utilised her clever techniques and strategies to clinch a 5-0 victory by unanimous decision.

Lovlina, who has two Asian Championships bronze medals, is now guaranteed a silver in this edition, confirming her best-ever performance in the competition.

Alfiya was also commanding in her semifinal win as she cruised past the 2016 world champion Lazzat Kungeibayeva of Kazakhstan in a 5-0 win.