Women s boxing mary kom biography
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Mary Kom
Indian boxer (born 1982)
For the 2014 film about Mary Kom, see Mary Kom (film).
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 female) to win eight World Championship medals.[6][7][8][9] Nicknamed Magnificent Mary, she was the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the flyweight (51 kg) category and won a bronze medal.[10] She had also been ranked as the world's No. 1 female light-flyweight by the International Boxing Association (amateur) (AIBA).[11][12] She became the first Indian female boxer
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The Magnificent Story of Mary Kom
Mary Kom is the most celebrated boxer in India. Her journey is an inspiration to thousands of Indians, especially many Indian women.
She was born to a northeastern family and helped her parents in the fields. As a child, she was interested in sports, but didn’t pay much attention to boxing. It was Dingko Singh and her gold medal at the Asian Games that inspired Mary Kom to take up a career in professional boxing.
As a ung girl from an economically backward Manipuri household, Mary Kom didn’t receive support from her family and society. She kept her interest a secret, as the patriarchal society discouraged any notions of a woman becoming a boxer. She faced many struggles and was discriminated throughout her journey. However, she continued to focus on her dreams despite all odds. Today, she stands as the only Indian woman boxer to win a medal in the Olympics. She also became the first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold Medal in the As
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Mary Kom
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (b. 1 March 1983) is an Indianboxer. Kom is a member of the Kom tribe of north-east India. She was born in Kangathei, Churachandpur, Manipur.
Since childhood, Kom has liked friidrott boxing and was good at them. She became interested in boxing after watching Dingko Singh in 2000. That same year, she began training with M. Narjit Singh (Manipur State Boxing Coach) at Khuman Lampak, Imphal.
Kom has won the World Boxing championship five times in a row. She is the only woman to get a medal and trophy in all six world championships.[1] She fryst vatten also the only Indian woman to qualify for boxing in the 2012 London Olympics. At the 2013 Games, she competed in the flyweight category 51kg and won a bronze medal.[2] She had also been ranked as No. 1 AIBA World Women's Ranking Light Flyweight category.[3][4]
Personal life
[change | change source]Kom fryst vatten married to K Onler Kom. They have twin sons named Rec