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Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, popularly known as MC Mary Kom, has been one of India’s leading sporting superstars over the last two decades. Be it her six women’s world championship titles or the bronze medal from the London 2012 Olympic Games, there’s barely any accolade to elude this boxing legend.
She is also the only boxer to become Asian Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times. [14] [15] Mary Kom won the 51kg gold in President's Cup in Indonesia. [16] On 25 April 2016, the President of India nominated Kom as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. [17]
Jul 29, 2021 · 1. Six times World Champion. Mary Kom created history by becoming the first woman ever to win 6 World Championships. She achieved the feat by bagging the first position at 2002 Antalya, 2005 Podolsk, 2006 New Delhi, 2008 Ningbo City, 2010 Bridgetown and 2018 New Delhi World Championship events.
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).
Find out how. Olympics: Mary Kom is the only Indian female boxer to win an Olympic medal. She clinched a bronze medal in 51 kg category in 2012, defeating Britain’s Nicola Adams. Also Watch:...
Jul 23, 2021 · Mary Kom's Major Achievements. Olympic Games. Bronze medal – Flyweight, 2012 London. World Championships. Gold medal – Pin weight, 2002 Antalya. Gold medal – Pinweight, 2005 Podolsk. Gold...
Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, popularly known as MC Mary Kom, has been one of India's foremost sporting heroes ever since winning a bronze at the London 2012 Olympics. Amateur women’s boxing was introduced at the Summer Olympics in 2012 and Mary Kom was already a legend going into it.
Apr 14, 2021 · A decade to remember. Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom was a month shy of 20 when she won her first world title in Antalya, Turkey, in 2002, at a time when women’s boxing in India was at a nascent...
Mary Kom Achievements. In 2003, Kom took home another medal at the Asian Women\'s Boxing Championship in India, and was awarded the national Arjuna Award for outstanding sporting achievement.
She is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times, the only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals.
