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In Boxing, six-time world champion, Mary Kom (51kg) advances to the quarter-finals after 5-0 victory over Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Tasmyn Benny of New Zealand at the Asian/Oceania Olympic Qualifiers in Amman. She will next face Irish Magno of Philippines. With Mary Kom's win, 11 Indian boxers have now entered the quarter-finals of this tournament. Earlier, World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal (52kg) recorded a gritty 3-2 win over Mongolia's Enkhmanadakh...
October 31, 2019 7:05 PM
Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom has been included in a 10-strong athlete ambassadors group to represent boxers in the build-up to next year's Tokyo Olympic Games by the IOC's Task Force for the sport. Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group, which also comprises two-time Olympic and world gold-medallist Vasyl Lamachenko and five-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold-winner Julio Cesar La Cruz among others. The 36-year-old Indian recently surpassed herself...
August 7, 2019 8:18 PM
Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain have been selected for the upcoming women's world boxing championships based on their recent performances. The 36-year-old Mary Kom, who has already claimed two gold medals this year India Open and a recent tournament in Indonesia, has been selected in the 51kg category. World and Asian bronze-medallist Borgohain will be competing in the 69kg category. The world championships are scheduled from October 3 to 13 in Russia.
July 29, 2019 8:45 AM
Six-time world champion Mary Kom in 51kg category and Simranjit Kaur in 60kg category grabbed a gold each in 23rd President's Cup Boxing Tournament in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. The Olympic bronze medallist Mary decimated Australian April Franks 5-0 in finals. Simranjit Kaur defeated Indonesia's Asian Games bronze medallist Hasanah Huswatun 5-0 in the final bout. With this, Indian boxers finished their campaign in the Tournament with nine medals. The rich haul comprised seven go...
May 24, 2019 12:39 PM
In Boxing, six-time world champion MC Mary Kom will fight for the Gold medal at the second edition of the India Open International Tournament at Guwahati in Assam this afternoon. In the 51 kg Final, Mary Kom will take on Vanlal Duati of Mizoram. The veteran Manipuri boxer had won a Bronze in the 48 kg category at the 2012 London Olympics. 48 kg division is now no longer there in the Olympic Games, which is why she is competing in the higher 51 kg ahead of next year's Tokyo Games. Severa...
May 13, 2019 8:58 PM
London Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom will make her competitive debut at home in 51kg in the second edition of the India Open boxing tournament, to be held in Guwahati from 20th to 24th of this month. With Olympic qualification round the corner, India Open will witness 35 men and 37 women boxers from India vying for glory, even as close to 200 pugilists from 16 boxing powerhouses will participate in the tournament. Keeping in mind the approved weight categories for Olympic qualification, some...
January 10, 2019 9:26 PM
M C Mary Kom has attained number one position in the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) latest world rankings. She became the most successful boxer in world championships' history when she claimed the 48kg category top honours in Delhi in November last year. In the d rankings put out by AIBA, Mary Kom is placed top of the charts in the weight division with 1700 points. She will have to jump to 51kg in pursuit of her 2020 Olympic dream as 48kg is not yet included in the ...
December 12, 2018 7:53 AM
Manipur Government yesterday honoured AIBA World Women Boxing Gold medalist MC Mary Kom with the title "Meethoileima" (par excellent queen) at a function in Imphal yesterday. On the occasion, State Chief Minister N. Biren Singh handed over a cheque of ten lakh rupees to her. The Chief Minister also declared that the Imphal West DC Road towards Game Village will be named as MC Mary Kom Road.
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