Lovlina Borgohain tests positive for COVID-19

Lovlina Borgohain has been in isolation since returning from Guwahati, as per SOP. She is being given requisite treatment and is under medical observation.

Published : Oct 15, 2020 22:36 IST

Lovlina,  a two-time World championship medallist, is happy that the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) accepted her request and included 69kg World youth champion Arundhati Choudhary in the camp.

Double world championship bronze medalist boxer and Olympic quota winner Lovlina Borgohain has tested positive for coronavirus.

She had travelled to her hometown in Assam to meet her ailing mother prior to the Indian team’s departure to Italy for a 52 day training camp.

She was tested upon her arrival back from Assam, as per protocol and tested negative. However upon being tested again before her departure for the European trip in Delhi, she tested positive.

She has been in isolation since returning from Guwahati, as per SOP. She is being given requisite treatment and is under medical observation.