Wednesday 3 September 2014

Mary Kom : No. 1 Boxer.:


Mary kom
Mary Kom : No. 1 Boxer.:

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (born 1 March 1983), also known as MC Mary Kom, Magnificent Mary 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.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 launched her autobiography, Unbreakable, at the Forum Mall in Bangalore on 11 Dec 2013. Kom also has started a female-only fight club at Imphal to teach girls to defend themselves against sexual violence in India.

Personal life :

Kom was born in Kangathei, in Churachandpur district of Manipur. Her parents, Mangte
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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 Catholic 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 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 after 4 years of dating.

Return to boxing :

After an eight-year break, she won a silver medal at the 2008 Asian Women's Boxing Championship in India and a fourth successive gold medal at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in China,followed by a gold medal at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed] In 2011, she won gold in the 48 kg class at the Asian Women's Cup in China,[citation needed] 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 Sanjay and Harshit Jain, had the honour of bearing the King'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.

Olympic Games :


Mary, a five-time world champion, had won several medals in the 46 and 48 kg categories. She

was forced to shift to this category and gain weight two years ago after the world body decided to allow women’s boxing in only three weight categories—the lowest one being 51 kg.
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 semi-finals by Nicola Adams of the UK (to whom she would eventually lose in the semifinal of the London 2012 Olympic Games as well), 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 for boxing event, with Laishram Sarita Devi narrowly missing a place in the 60 kg class.
Kom was accompanied to London by her mother and husband. Kom's coach Charles Atkinson could not join her at the Olympic Village as he didn'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 faced Nicola Adams of UK in the semi-final on 8 August 2012 and lost the bout 6 points to 11.However, she stood third in the competition and garnered her first olympic Bronze medal.Manipur Government decided to award Rs 5 million and two acres of land to Kom in the cabinet meeting held on 9 August 2012.She carried the Indian tricolour during the closing ceremony of the 2012 summer Olympics in London.

Super Fight League :

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 :

Year     Place     Weight     Competition                                      Location
2001     Second     48     Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships - United States Scranton, Pennsylvania,USA
2002     First     45     Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships - Turkey Antalya, Turkey
2002     First     45     Witch Cup     Hungary Pécs,              -  Hungary
2003     First     46     Asian Women's Championships                -India Hisar, India
2004     First     41     Women's World Cup     Norway Tønsberg,   -Norway
2005     First     46     Asian Women's Championships                -Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2005     First     46     Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships  - Russia Podolsk, Russia
2006     First     46     Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships  -India New Delhi, India
2006     First     46     Venus Women's Box Cup     Denmark Vejle,     - Denmark
2008     First     46     Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships  -China Ningbo, China
2008     Second     46     Asian Women's Championships                 -India Guwahati, India
2009     First     46     Asian Indoor Games                         -Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
2010     First     48     Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships  -Barbados Bridgetown, Barbados
2010     First     46     Asian Women's Championships                 -Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
2010     Third     41     Asian Games                                  -China Guangzhou, -China
2011     First     48     Asian Women's Cup                          -China Haikou, China
2012     First     41     Asian Women's Championships                  -Mongolia Ulan Bator, Mongolia
2012     Third     51     Summer Olympics                           -United Kingdom London, United Kingdom.

National :

    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 November-3.12.2005
    10th WNBC, Jamshedpur lost QF by 1–4 on 5.10.2009

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
International Boxing Association's Ambassador for Women's Boxing 2009 (TSE 30 July 2009 Thur)
Sportswoman of the year 2010, Sahara Sports Award


For the Bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics

    INR50 lakh (US$83,000) cash award from the Rajasthan Government.
    INR50 lakh (US$83,000) cash award and two acres of land from the Manipur Government.
    INR20 lakh (US$33,000) cash award from the Assam Government.
    INR10 lakh (US$17,000) cash award from the Arunachal Pradesh Government.
    INR10 lakh (US$17,000) cash award from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (India).
    INR40 lakh (US$66,000) cash award from the North Eastern Council.

Autobiography :


Her autobiography, Unbreakable, was published by Harper Collins in late 2013.

Movies :

In 2014, Sanjay Leela Bhansali confirmed that a biographical film will be made on the life of Kom starring Priyanka Chopra in lead role. The movie is directed by Omung Kumar and would release on September 5, 2014. Click Here To See Detail