Guwahati: As Assam’s young athlete Lovlina Borgohain arrived in Tokyo for participating in Olympic Games 2020, a cycle rally was organized
this morning in the city, where State chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma joined in it along with a number of members in State legislative
assembly.
“We are so proud of Lovlina, who becomes the first female athlete from Assam to represent India at Olympic Games and the second boxer after
Shiva Thapa to participate in the international sports extravaganza from our State,” said CM Sarma, while inaugurating the rally to wish
the boxer from Sarupathar locality. The goodwill campaign ‘Go For Glory, Lovlina’ will continue as wishes
to the Asom Konya for her success. State assembly speaker Biswajit Daimary, dy-speaker Dr Numal Momin, leader of the opposition Debabrat
Saikia, ministers Ranjeet Kr Dass, Atul Bora, UG Brahma, Pijush Hazarika, Bimal Borah, Sanjoy Kishan, etc joined in the rally.
Several legislators of different political parties including CM’s pollical secretary Jayanta Malla Baruah, Mrinal Saikia, Biswajit
Phukan, Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi, etc along with KAAC chief Tuliram Ronghang, Lovlina’s father Tiken Borgohain many well wishers
also present on the occasion. Mentionable is that Assam assembly recently adopted a unanimous
resolution to wish for pugilist Lovlina in Tokyo Olympics. Moving the resolution, minister Pijush Hazarika commented that Lovlina made
Assam proud by qualifying for the Olympics. Her twin sisters are also acclaimed boxers, he added.
CM Sarma leads cycle rally cheering Lovlina
