In which of the following categories of boxing did Lovlina Borgohain win a bronze medal at the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 2021?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Welterweight.
Lovlina Borgohain won a bronze medal in the women's welterweight (69kg) category in boxing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which were held in 2021. She secured India's third boxing medal at the Olympics, following in the footsteps of Mary Kom and Vijender Singh. She reached the semi-finals where she lost to the eventual gold medalist, Busenaz Sürmeneli of Turkey, thus earning the bronze as per boxing rules.