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Mangte Chungneijang "Mary" Kom[2] (born 24 November 1982) [1] 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 f...
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!
She was born in Kangathei, Manipur, India Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom who were poor farm laborers. She was named Mangte Chungneijang at birth which means “prosperous” in her local dialect. However, she would use the name Mary in her professional career for ease of pronunciation.
Feb 21, 2020 · Mary Kom's full name is Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, and she was born on the 1st March 1983 in a place called Kangathei, situated in the north eastern state of Manipur. Kom was the eldest of three children and came from a humble background where her father, a tenant farmer, struggled to provide two meals a day to his kids.
A girl born on March 1, 1983, to Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom in Kangathei, Manipur, was named Mangte Chungneijang Kom, which means “prosperous” in their local dialect.
Mangte Chungneijang "Mary" Kom (born 24 November 1982) is an Indian Olympic boxer, politician, and former Member of Rajya Sabha.
Dec 26, 2014 · NEW DELHI — MANGTE CHUNGNEIJANG MARY KOM, the most celebrated female boxer in India, grew up fighting. She fought convention as the eldest child of a landless farmer in the fractious...
Jan 25, 2024 · Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medallist Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on Wednesday announced her retirement from boxing. Mary Kom hung her boxing gloves as the International Boxing Association's (IBA) rules allow male and female boxers to fight in elite-level competition only till the age of 40.
Sep 5, 2012 · Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, better known as Mary Kom, took to boxing inspired by the success of fellow Manipur pugilist Dingko Singh. She was 16 years old when the fifth national games took...
Jan 25, 2024 · Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medallist Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on January 24 announced her retirement from boxing. Mary Kom hung her boxing gloves as the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) rules allow male and female boxers to fight in elite-level competition only till the age of 40.
