MARRY KOM

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (born 1 March 1983), also known as MC Mary
Kom, or simply Mary Kom, is an Indian boxer. 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. Nicknamed "Magnificent Mary", she is the only
Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing
in the flyweight (51 kg) category and winning the bronze medal. She has also
been ranked as No. 4 AIBA World Women's Ranking Flyweight category. She
became the first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold Medal in the Asian Games in
2014 in Incheon, South Korea.
Mary Kom was born in Kangathei, in Churachandpur district of Manipur to a poor
tribal family. Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom, worked in
jhum fields. She did her education from Loktak Christian Model High School,
Moirang, up to her class VI standard and attended St. Xavier Catholic School,
Moirang, up to class VIII. She then moved to Adimjati High School, Imphal, for her
schooling for class IX and X, but was unable to pass the matriculation exam. Not
wishing to reappear for them, 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 started her training
under the close eye of M. Narjit Singh, Manipur State Boxing Coach at Khuman
Lampak, Imphal.
She is married to K.Onler Kom and has twin sons, Rechungvar and Khupneivar.
They first met in 2001 when Kom was at New Delhi on her way to National Games
in Punjab while Onler was studying at Delhi University. They married in 2005. In
2013, she gave birth to her third baby boy and has named him Prince
Chungthanglen Kom.
Kom appeared on the final episode of the Super Fight League's mixed martial arts
reality show - SFL Challengers. During this time Kom was in talks with owners Raj
Kundra and Sanjay Dutt to work with the SFL in some manner other than being a
fighter.

On 24 September, the Super Fight League announced that Kom will serve as the
SFL's brand ambassador.

Achievements
International titles[30]
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Competition
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Women's
World
Amateur
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Championships
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Women's
World
Amateur
First 45
2
Championships
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First 45
Witch Cup
2
200
First 46
Asian Women's Championships
3
200
First 41
Women's World Cup
4
200
First 46
Asian Women's Championships
5
200
Women's
World
Amateur
First 46
5
Championships
200
Women's
World
Amateur
First 46
6
Championships
200
First 46
Venus Women's Box Cup
6
200
Women's
World
Amateur
First 46
8
Championships
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Guwahati, India
8
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200
First 46
Asian Indoor Games
9
201
Women's
World
Amateur
First 48
0
Championships
201
First 46
Asian Women's Championships
0
201
Third 51
Asian Games
0
201
First 48
Asian Women's Cup
1
201
First 41
Asian Women's Championships
2
201 Third 51
Summer Olympics

Location
Boxing Scranton,
Pennsylvania, USA
Boxing
Antalya, Turkey
Pcs, Hungary
Hisar, India
Tnsberg, Norway
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Boxing
Boxing

Podolsk, Russia
New Delhi, India
Vejle, Denmark

Boxing

Ningbo, China

Hanoi, Vietnam
Boxing

Bridgetown, Barbados
Astana, Kazakhstan
Guangzhou, China
Haikou, China
Ulan Bator, Mongolia
London,

United

International titles[30]
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Year Place
Competition
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2
201
First 51
Asian Games
4

Location
Kingdom
Incheon, South Korea

Awards and recognitions

Padma Bhushan (Sports), 2013

Arjuna Award (Boxing), 2003

Padma Shree (Sports), 2010

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

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, 2009[31][32]

International Boxing Association's Ambassador for Women's Boxing 2009

(TSE 30 July 2009 Thur)[33][34]

Sportswoman of the year 2010, Sahara Sports Award[35]