Updated On: 13 August, 2021 09:08 AM IST | Guwahati | IANS
Lovlina said that she never thought of winning a medal in Tokyo, but the blessings of the people and God gave her a lot of strength.

Bronze medallist India`s Lovlina Borgohain (C) is being felicitated by a traditional Assamese hat during a ceremony in Guwahati. Pic/AFP
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain said on Thursday that she would return to the country with a gold medal from the Paris Games in 2024.
During a glittering felicitation programme organised by the Assam government here, the 23-year-old Olympian said: "I appeal to the people to forgive me as I could not return home with a gold (from Tokyo Olympics). But I am happy that I got a medal (bronze) for the country."