New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain praised the government's support and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's encouragement, saying it motivated the boxing team.

Borgohain added to her burgeoning list of medals with a silver and became just the 3rd Indian boxer ever after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to medal at the big four events: Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. She suffered a close loss in a highly competitive final to Australia's Emma-Sue Greentree.

Celebrating her Commonwealth Games medal, she called it a major milestone and expressed happiness despite missing out on gold.

Borgohain also set her sights on the Asian Games, aiming to improve on her previous silver medal and win gold n...