Mary Kom
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (b. 1 March 1983) is an Indian boxer. Kom is a member of the Kom tribe of north-east India. She was born in Kangathei, Churachandpur, Manipur.
Since childhood, Kom has liked athletics 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 is 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
Kom is married to K Onler Kom. They have twin sons named Rechungvar and Khupneivar. She lives with her family in Manipur.
Mary Kom Media
Olympic Rings without "rims" (gaps between the rings), As used, eg. in the logos of the 2008 and 2016 Olympics. The colour scheme applied here pertains to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Mary Kom during an interaction with the Prime Minister of India
Mary being awarded Padma Vibhushan, c. 2021
References
- ↑ I see India. "Magnificent Mary". On Mary Kom. I see India. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Olympics: Mary Kom loses SF 6-11, wins bronze". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "AIBA World Women's Ranking". AIBA. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ↑ Women's Light Fly (45 - 48kg) Rankings Archived 2018-11-25 at the Wayback Machine (November 2020). International Boxing Association
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