Mary Kom is the most famous and successful female
Indian boxer
She was born in 1983 in a poor family in Manipur.
She started her training in boxing
at a very young age and made her international
debut at the age of 18.
A Glorious Career
Mary Kom has won 5 World
Championship titles in pin weight and light flyweight categories till 2010.
After that, she won the Gold
Medal both at the 2014 Asian Games
Olympic glory
Mary Kom became the 1st Indian female boxer to win an Olympic medal, when she won a bronze medal
in the 51 kg flyweight category at the 2012 London Olympics.
’No let up in hunger’
Mary Kom won the Gold Medal
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
In Nov. 2018, she created history by becoming the 1st woman to win World Championship titles for a record 6 times.
Personal Life
Mary Kom married a footballer
named Karung Kom in 2005.
Incredibly, he let go of his sporting career and took up the responsibility of bringing up their three children
,so that MaryKom could focus on her boxing career.
Portrayed on Screen
In 2014, Mary Kom’s life was turned in to a biographical movie
with Priyanka Chopra playing the title role.
In recognition of her achievements, Mary Kom was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2016.