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Mary Kom became the most successful boxer at world championships in 2019. At the function, the then Chief Minister of Manipur also declared that the stretch of road leading to the National Games village in Imphal West district, where Kom currently resides, would be named as MC Mary Kom Road.
MC Mary Kom is the first Indian woman to win a boxing gold at the Asian Games. Mary Kom has also managed to bag five gold medals in the Asian women’s boxing championships. The last one in 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she went on to add the only missing title from her cabinet with another emphatic show in Gold Coast.
Mary Kom missed the boat to Rio 2016 but managed to qualify for Tokyo 2020, which was her final appearance at the Summer Games. She was also the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games (in 2014) and at the Commonwealth Games (2018).
As a record six-time world champion and an Olympic bronze medallist, MC Mary Kom has little to prove as she turns 38. However, the Indian boxing icon is still hungrier than ever to accomplish a dream she holds close to her heart --- winning an Olympic gold medal.
Jul 24, 2021 · MC Mary Kom is all that and more. The 38 year old, who is synonymous with boxing excellence, has already won one Olympic medal (bronze in 2012 London Games), but she is not one to rest on her laurels. Her quest for an Olympic gold is what continues to motivate her.
Jul 23, 2021 · MC Mary Kom is a flagbearer of Indian boxing on the international level. The six-time World Championship gold medallist has demonstrated a relentless passion for the game and has made India...
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Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (b. 1 March 1983) is an Indian boxer. Kom is a member of the Kom tribe of north-east India. She was born in Kangathei, Churachandpur, Manipur.
Aug 20, 2012 · MC Mary Kom is a female boxer from Manipur who has won five consecutive World Boxing Championship Titles and is the only pugilist to win a medal in each one of the six Championships.
All four women boxers bound for Tokyo Olympics -- Mary Kom, Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) -- will be in action at the event along with six others.
