Olympic Medallist Lovlina Borgohain Alleges 'Mental Harassment'

Lovlina Borgohain has accused the the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) of mentally harassing her.  

Olympic Medallist Lovlina Borgohain said it has become difficult for her to focus on her training due to 'the ongoing dirty politics'.

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain took to Twitter to reveal she had been going through mental harassment due to her coaches, who helped her win medals, being changed frequently. Lovlina, who is currently preparing for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 and is one of the top contenders to secure a medal for India in Birmingham, said it has become difficult for her to focus on her training due to 'the ongoing dirty politics'.

"It's with extreme pain that I have to say that I am going through a lot of harassment. Time and again, my coach, who helped me win an Olympic medal, is removed which hampers my training process and leads to harassment. One of the coaches is also Sandhya Gurung Ji - who is a Dronacharya awardee. Both my coaches are included in the training camp only after we plead and fold hands a thousands times," she wrote in a statement.

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— Lovlina Borgohain (@LovlinaBorgohai) July 25, 2022

"As a result of this, I have to face many obstacles in my training and I undergo mental harassment. My coach Sandhya Gurung is currently outside the Commonwealth Games village as a result of which my training stopped eight days ahead of the event. My second coach has been sent back to India. This has happened despite my requests which has led to mental harassment for me. I don't know how to focus at Commonwealth Games. My performance at last World Championships was also affected because of the same reason. I don't want to spoil my peformance at CWG 2022 due to this politics. I hope I would be able to rise above this politics and win a medal for my country," she added.