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Following above, read motivational story of Mary Kom :
Latest Update - 7th Gold Medal for Mary Kom
Guwahati, the beautiful city in Assam witnessed "The second India Open Intentional Boxing tournament" on 24th May 2019 with 200 players from 16 countries took participated in the event.
India fielded the strong contingent of 38 men and 37 women in the tournament including Mary Kom in 51-kilogram category.
The competition was held in a total of 18 categories, 10 in men and 8 in women. The gold medalist received 2500 US dollar and Silver medalist got 1000 US dollar.
Mary Kom (51kg) (IND) defeated Vanlal Duati (IND) with 5-0 and won Gold medal.
Post her World titles Mary Kom has been conferred by the Government of Manipur as "Meethoi Leima" meaning exceptional lady. The road which leads to her residence is named "MC Mary Kom Road".
In 2020, She has also been awarded Padma Vibhushan; India's second-highest civilian award
Latest Update - 6th Gold Medal for Mary Kom
Hurrah!! 35 year young Mary Kom has won Gold Medal today at Delhi in women’s World Boxing Championship, 2018 Final here beating in an exciting and much awaited final bout. Mary Kom has beaten Ukraine’s Hana Okhota
India’s iron lady is one of the top sportswomen and will remain a proud mentor to boxing lovers forever. May God bless her with many successes in future bouts!!
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She is a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships.
She became the first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold Medal in the Asian Games in 2014 in Incheon, South Korea and is the first Indian Woman Boxer to win Gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
On 26 April 2016, Kom was nominated by the President of India as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed Mary Kom as national observers for boxing.
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MC Marry Kom won her fifth gold medal in Asian boxing Championship in the summit clash on Wednesday 8th November 2017 at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, known to millions as Mary Kom, is an Indian boxer born on March 1, 1983. She belongs to the Kom tribal community of Manipur. She was awarded the World Boxing championship title five times and is the only woman boxer in the world to have won a medal in each of the six world championships she participated in.
Mary Kom was born in Kangathei, Manipur, to Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom, who used to work in jhum fields. Mary Kom completed eight years of education in Moirang and proceeded to Imphal for her ninth and tenth standards. Unfortunately, she could not pass her examinations. So, she quit school and gave her examination from NIOS and graduated from Churachandpur College. Although she was not brilliant academically, she did not give up on life. Not everyone is good at studies; some are good at sports.
"To be a successful boxer one must also have a strong heart. Some women are physically strong but fail when it comes to having a strong heart. One also must have the zeal and the right fighting spirit. We work harder than men and are determined to fight with all our strength to make our nation proud. God has given me the talent and it’s only because of sheer grit and hard work that I have made it so far."
From young, Mary Kom was interested in athletics, but the success of Dingko Singh, an Indian boxer born in Manipur, in the 1998 Asian Games ignited passion in Mary Kom and propelled her to enhance her boxing skills and become a professional boxer. Just like Mary Kom, we have role models of our own and we look up to them. When they achieve great things in life, we are inspired to follow in their footsteps, and this is what Mary Kom did. In 2000, she began her training under M Narjit Singh, Manipur State Boxing Coach.
Since boxing is considered unsuitable for women by many, Mary Kom hid her passion and interest from her family and her family came to know about her interest through a newspaper when she won the Manipur State Boxing championship in 2000. Youths of today can learn a lot from Mary Kom. Many of the youngsters today are afraid to pursue their dreams; they are afraid of rejections from the society. Success can never materialise from fear. For success, one needs to be confident and determined. If you are certain about your goals and your abilities, you should take up the challenge and pursue them. Only then will you be able to reach the peak of success.
Mary Kom started boxing at the international level at the age of 18, which is considered old by several standards. However, she did not lose faith. C S Lewis, a famous poet and novelist, once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream”. In order for dreams to become a reality, passion, hard work and dedication are necessary; age is not a criterion. Mary Kom proved to the world that age is nothing but a number. Her determination to succeed in the world of boxing won her many medals, including a bronze medal in 2012 Olympics.
For her contribution to sports, the Indian government bestowed her with a number of awards, including the Arjuna Award in 2003, Padma Shree in 2006 and Padma Bhushan in 2013. Today, Mary Kom is happily married and has two sons. Her accomplishments are remarkable, which is why Sanjay Leela Bhansali, an acclaimed film director, decided to make a movie on Mary Kom’s life. The movie was released with PC ( Priyanka Chopra ) as a main lead in the movie as Marie Kom. Both local and international audiences liked movie and won accolades. With this movie, thousands of children and adults felt inspired by Mary Kom to excel not only in sports but in any field they are interested in.
