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Mangte Chungneijang "Mary" Kom OLY (born 24 November 1982) is an Indian Olympic boxer, politician, and former Member of Rajya Sabha. [3] [4] [5] 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 ...
Jun 5, 2024 · A sportswoman who has made India proud with her glorious achievements, Mary Kom is a boxer—the only Indian woman boxer who managed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics where she also won a Bronze Medal.
Mary Kom is an Indian boxer and the only woman to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times. Check this page to read her biography- age, husband, family & much more!
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.
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).
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...
Mary Kom, 38, has gone toe to toe with adversity from the very start and is still standing. She will lead India’s charge at Tokyo 2020, as the country fields four female boxers for the very first time at an Olympics.
Apr 14, 2021 · 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 stage. By the end of...
Jul 18, 2021 · Expand Tweet. Mary Kom is the world's first woman to have won six World Championships gold medals. She is tied with Cuban legend Felix Savon, a heavyweight boxer from the...
Jul 24, 2021 · MC Mary Kom at the Olympics Games village in Tokyo. (ANI Photo) She is hands down one of the biggest sporting champions India has produced.
