On May25 ,International Boxing Association (IBA) announced that Indian boxer and Tokyo Olympics Bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain has received the highest number of votes during the election held at the 2022 Women’s World Championships and has therefore been elected as the chair and a voting member on the Board of Directors for the IBA’s Athletes’ Committee.
Apart from Lovlina, Indian boxer Shiva Thapa has also been elected as a member of the IBA Athletes Committee after the polls conducted during the 2021 IBA Men’s World Championships.
The duo have confirmed that they have accepted their roles and look forward to representing India and other boxers at the Board of Directors’ meeting.