Olympic Medallist Lovlina Borgohain Alleges "Mental Harassment" Ahead Of CWG 2022

Tokyo Olympics bronze medal-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain on Monday took to Twitter to post a long message in which she claimed that she has faced "mental harassment" due to the constant removal of her coaches, who helped her win an Olympic medal, from her training process and were later allowed entry after several requests. She also claimed that her coach Sandhya Gurung has currently not been allowed entry into the Commonwealth Games Village.

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“Every time my coaches who helped me win a medal at the Olympics have been removed from my training process and competition. One of these coaches, Sandhya Gurung ji, is also a Dronacharya awardee. Despite thousands of requests, they are always allowed late for my training. This hampers my training and puts me through a lot of hardships and mental harassment.

“Now, my coach Sandhya Gurung ji is out of the Commonwealth Village as she is not allowed entry and my training has been brought to a halt eight days before the Games. My other coach has been sent back to India, despite me requesting multiple times. I don't understand how I am supposed to focus on my game. This situation ruined my performance during the last world championships also. I don't want this politics to ruin my Commonwealth Games too. I hope I can break through this politics and win a medal for my country. Jai Hind,” Lovlina wrote in her post.

Lovlina will be competing in 70 kg category of women's boxing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

She won a bronze medal in the 69 kg category of women's boxing at the Tokyo Olympics.

Lovlina became only the third Indian boxer after Vijender Singh and MC Mary Kom to bag an Olympic medal.

A news agency PTI report stated that