A native of Assam, Lovlina has defeated Nien-Chin of the Chinese Taipei 4:1 and confirmed her entry into the semifinal by assuring a second Olympic medal for India.
Mary Kom has bidded farewell from the world's biggest sporting event with a defeat and, of course, with the fact that she will forever be the legend and doyen in India's sporting history.
PV Sindhu and Deepika Kumari had delivered an impressive show on the fields, and not to forget about boxer Pooja Rani, who is just one win away from a medal, with her amazing victory on Wednesday.
26-year-old Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has opened the country's medal account after winning the Silver medal in the women's 49kg weightlifting competition on Saturday
Chanu has also become the second Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal after Karnam Malleswari, who won the Bronze medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Chanu said, "It's really a dream come true for me. I would like to dedicate this medal to my country and would like to thank a billion prayers of all Indians which were with me during this journey."
As Chanu has created history, India has opened its medal account on the very first day of the Olympics amid encountering some disappointing start from the country's shooting campaign.
But, Elavenil's good start had begun to erode in the remaining rounds and her points dropped down further in the final stretch, in the fifth and sixth series.
