India map with missing Northeast at UK restaurant leaves Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain 'hurt'
India's record-breaking boxing campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games ended with an unexpected controversy after Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain objected to an inaccurate map of
India's record-breaking boxing campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games ended with an unexpected controversy after Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain objected to an inaccurate map of India displayed at a Glasgow restaurant during a celebratory dinner. The Indian boxing contingent had visited Mister Singh's India – The Home of Curry following their historic performance at the Games when Lovlina noticed that the map of India printed on the restaurant's napkins, as well as the one displayed outside the premises, did not include the Northeast. ‘I felt a little hurt by this' Speaking in a video that has now gone viral on social media, the Assam-born boxer said she was deeply disappointed by the depiction and appealed to the restaurant to ensure that every part of India was represented accurately.
"Please don't take this the wrong way. I felt a little hurt by this. In the map of India, our North East is missing. Yes, even outside, the map that's displayed has cut off the North East. As someone from the North East, that really hurts us. That's all I wanted to say. Please keep this in mind next time. Thank you so much," Lovlina said. Her remarks were supported by Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh, who noted that the map also failed to correctly depict Jammu and Kashmir.
He urged the restaurant management to withdraw the existing design and replace it with one that accurately reflects India's territorial boundaries. The Glasgow restaurant, known for hosting visiting sports teams and dignitaries over the years, had not released an official statement on the issue at the time of writing. India scripts historic boxing campaign The incident came shortly after India completed its most successful boxing campaign in Commonwealth Games history, securing a record seven gold medals. The women's squad dominated the competition, with Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Choudhary and Priya Ghanghas winning gold in their respective weight divisions.
In the men's competition, Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal added two more titles, taking India's overall boxing gold medal tally to seven. Lovlina narrowly missed winning gold herself, settling for silver in the women's 70kg final after a hard-fought 4-1 defeat to Australia's Emma-Sue Greentree.
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