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'Mary Kom assures India of a medal'

Mary Kom showed her class in the third as she attacked with a flurry of combinations which had the Tunisian ducking and evading.

Mary Kom

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, also known as MC Mary Kom, Magnificant Mary or simply Mary Kom, (born 1 March 1983) is a boxer from Manipur, India. She is a five-time World Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. She is the only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the 51 kg category, where she is currently ranked world no. 4 by AIBA.

Mary Kom :

Rated at: 51 Kg (110 lb)

Height   : 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)

DOB     : 1^st March 1983 (age 29)

                Kangathei, Manipur, India

Mary Kom @ Family:-

Mary Kom Family

Mary was born in Kangathei, Manipur. Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom, worked in jhum fields. She completed her primary education from Loktak Christian Model High School, Moirang, up to her class VI standard and attended St. Xavier School, Moirang, up to class VIII. She then moved to Adimjati High School, Imphal, for her schooling for class IX and X, but could not pass her exam. She did not want to reappear for her exams so she quit her school and gave her examination from NIOS, Imphal and graduation from Churachandpur College. Although she had a keen interest in athletics from childhood, it was the success of Dingko Singh that inspired her to become a boxer in 2000.

She is married to K Onler Kom and has twin sons, Rechungvar and Khupneivar and are practicing Roman Catholics.

Mary Kom @ Early Life:-

Kom initially tried to hide her interest in boxing from her family, since it was not considered a suitable sport for a woman. However, after her victory in the Manipur state women's boxing championship in 2000, her career became public; her father discovered his daughter's achievement through a photograph in a newspaper. After winning the regional championship in West Bengal, Kom began competing at the international level at the age of 18, only a year after she started boxing. Her international debut was at the first AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in the United States, where she won a silver medal in the 48 kg weight category. She followed this with a gold medal in the 45 kg class at the second AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Turkey in 2002.

In 2003, Kom won a gold medal in the 46 kg class - she would compete in this class for the next three years - at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in India, and was awarded the national Arjuna Award for outstanding sporting achievement. In 2004, she won gold at the Women's Boxing World Cup in Norway, and in 2005 again won gold at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Taiwan and the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Russia. The following year, she won gold at the Venus Women's Box Cup in Denmark and the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in India. Her victory in the World Championship was marred by illness; the final had to be suspended in the second round, with Kom leading 19-4.

Mary Kom @ Back to Boxing:-

Mary Kom Olympics

After a two-year break, she won a silver medal at the 2008 Asian Women's Boxing Championship in India and a fourth successive gold medal at theAIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in China, followed by a gold medal at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam.

In 2010, Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Kazakhstan, and at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Barbados, her fifth consecutive gold at the championship. She competed in Barbados in the 48 kg weight class, after AIBA had stopped using the 46 kg class.In the 2010 Asian Games, she competed in the 51 kg class - the lowest in the contest - and won a bronze medal. In 2011, she won gold in thr 48 kg class at the Asian Women's Cup in China, and in 2012 took the gold medal in the 51 kg class at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Mongolia.

On 3 October 2010, she, along with Vijender Singh, had the honour of bearing the Queen's Baton in its opening ceremony run in the stadium for the 2010 Commonwealth Games of Delhi. She did not compete, however, as women's boxing was not included in the Commonwealth Games.

Mary Kom @ Olympics:-

At the 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, Kom was competing not just for the championship itself but also for a place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the first time women's boxing had featured as an Olympic sport. She was defeated in the 51 kg quarter-finals by Nicola Adams of the UK, making this the first year since the championship began that Kom did not win a medal, but did succeed in getting a place for the Olympics. She was the only Indian woman to qualify, with Laishram Sarita Devi narrowly missing a place in the 60 kg class.

Kom was accompanied to London by her mother.  Kom's coach Charles Atkinson will not join her at the Olympic Village as he doesn't possess an International Boxing Association (AIBA) 3 Star Certification, which is mandatory for accreditation.

The first Olympic round was held on 5 August 2012, with Kom defeating Karolina Michalczuk of Poland 19-14 in the third women's boxing match ever to be fought at the Olympics. In the quarter-final, the following day, she defeated Maroua Rahali of Tunisia with a score of 15-6. She will face Nicola Adams of UK in the semi-final on 8 August; as both losing players in the semi-finals are awarded bronze medals, however, she is effectively guaranteed to win a medal in the contest

Mary Kom @ Achievements:-

Year	Place	Weight	Competition	Location
2001	Second	48	Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships	Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
2002	First	45	Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships	Antalya, Turkey
2002	First	45	Witch Cup	Pécs, Hungary
2003	First	46	Asian Women’s Championships	Hisar, India
2004	First	46	Women’s World Cup	Tønsberg, Norway
2005	First	46	Asian Women’s Championships	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2005	First	46	Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships	Podolsk, Russia
2006	First	46	Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships	New Delhi, India
2006	First	46	Venus Women’s Box Cup	Vejle, Denmark
2008	First	46	Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships	Ningbo, China
2008	Second	46	Asian Women’s Championships	Guwahati, India
2009	First	46	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam
2010	First	48	Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados
2010	First	46	Asian Women’s Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan
2010	Third	51	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China
2011	First	48	Asian Women’s Cup	Haikou, China
2012	First	51	Asian Women's Championships	Ulan Bator, Mongolia

 Mary Kom @ National:-

Mary Kom London 2012

•  Gold – 1st Women Nat. Boxing Championship, Chennai 6–12.2.2001
•   The East Open Boxing Champ, Bengal 11–14.12.2001
•   2nd Sr World Women Boxing Championship, New Delhi 26–30.12.2001
•   National Women Sort Meet, N. Delhi 26–30.12.2001
•   32nd National Games, Hyderabad 2002
•   3rd Sr World Women Boxing Champ, Aizawl 4–8.3.2003
•   4th Sr WWBC, Kokrajar, Assam 24–28.2.2004
•   5th Sr WWBC, Kerala 26–30.12.2004
•   6th Sr WWBC, Jamshedpur 29 Nov-3.12.2005
•   10th WNBC, Jamshedpur lost QF by 1–4 on 5.10.2009

 Mary Kom @ Awards:-

•    Ajuna Award (Boxing), 2004
•    Padma Shree (Sports), 2006
•    Contender for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007
•    People of the Year- Limca Book of Records, 2007
•    CNN-IBN & Reliance Industries' Real Heroes Award 14.4. 2008 Mon
•   Pepsi MTV Youth Icon 2008
•   ‘Magnificent Mary’, AIBA 2008
•   Felicitation by Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) at New Lamka YPA Hall in 2008
•   Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, 2009
•   International Boxing Association’s Ambassador for Women’s Boxing 2009 (TSE 30.7.2009 Thur)
•   Sportswoman of the year 2010, Sahara Sports Award                                                                                                           

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