<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/nikhat-zareen-lovlina-borgohain-seal-commonwealth-games-berths-23231203" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Lovlina Borgohain</a> on Saturday said the endless functions and other commitments outside the boxing ring affected her training and led to a loss of focus after her Olympic bronze-winning performance.
The Tokyo Games medallist added that she didn&rsquo;t feel &ldquo;mentally strong&rdquo; at the World Championships last month.
Competing in her first international event since her podium finish in Tokyo last year, Lovlina&rsquo;s World Championship campaign in the 70 kg category came to an early end after a disappointing loss in the pre-quarterfinals.
&ldquo;Main thing was that in the World Championship I wasn&rsquo;t that strong mentally. I wasn&rsquo;t able to focus properly. I have worked on that,&rdquo; Lovlina told reporters after sealing a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/mary-kom-out-of-cwg-after-suffering-knee-injury-in-selection-trials-23231152" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Commonwealth Games</a> berth in the 70kg event.
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&ldquo;My aim was to win gold in Tokyo but I couldn&rsquo;t. After that, in my mind I kept thinking I have to train and do well in the next competition. But that didn&rsquo;t happen,&rdquo; she added.
Since the Olympics, the 24-year-old had to attend innumerable felicitations and functions but all the attention has come with a price. &ldquo;After Tokyo people started expecting a lot. I had to attend several functions also and you can&rsquo;t say no because they&rsquo;ll think after winning a medal she&rsquo;s developed an ego.
&ldquo;There are moments when you can&rsquo;t do anything and you have to miss your training. This affects us. A player should be given space to focus on the game. I didn&rsquo;t think all of this would affect my performance, but somewhere it did.&rdquo;
This is not the first time an athlete has complained of being burdened with commitments after winning a medal.
Last year, after winning a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Games, even javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra had said his training took a hit as he had to attend numerous functions and Lovlina, felr people should be mindful of the athlete&rsquo;s needs.
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The Tokyo Games medallist added that she didn’t feel “mentally strong” at the World Championships last month

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