Mary Kom: Profile of a fighter

Compiled by Dr. G. Zamzachin

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom also known as Mary Kom is a female Indian boxer from Manipur, India. Mary Kom, a mother of two, came back from a two-year sabbatical to clinch her fourth successive World Amateur boxing gold in 2008, a feat that prompted the AIBA to describe her as ‘Magnificent Mary’. She was earlier an athlete and later switched to Boxing after the success of fellow Manipur boxer Dingko Singh. {WIKIPEDIA}

• Born: March 1, 1983 Tuesday, Kangathei, CCpur Subdiv, Manipur
• Father: Mangte Tonpa Kom
• Mother: Mangte Saneikham Kom
• Married: K (Karung). Onkholer Kom on 12.3.2005 Sat, MBC Church, Imphal
• Children: Sons 2 (twins) daughter

Education

• Cl. I-IV – Christian Model High School, Loktak, Manipur
• V-IX – St. Xavier’s School, Moirang
• X – Adimjati High School, Imphal
• PUC (Arts)
• BA student

Works

• Boxing Champion (Women PIN Weight 46 kg Category)
• Founder, MC Mary Kom Boxing Academy (Girls), A/112, Games Village, Imphal 2006

National

• Gold – Ist 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 Mon, suspended for one day (6.10.2009) for ‘unsporting behaviour’ (TOI-NE 8.10.2009)

International

• Ist Asian Women Boxing Championship (AWBC), Bangkok 2001
• 2nd AWBC, Hissar, Haryana 19-22.11.2003
• 3rd AWBC, Kaohsing City, Taiwan 5-12.8.2005
• Ist World Women Boxing Championship (WWBC),Pennsylvania Nov 27-2.12.2001
• 2nd WWBC, Amaiya, Turkey 19-28-10.2002
• 3rd WWBC, Podolsk, Rumania Sept 26-2.10.2005
• 4th WWBC, N. Delhi 23.11.2006 Thur
• Ist WWB Tournament, Norway 2004
• Venus Cup International Women Box Tourn, Vejla (Denmark ) 8-23.10.2006
• 5th AIBA World Championship, Ningbo City (China), 29.11.2008 Sat

Award

1. Arjuna Award (Boxing) 2004
2. Padma Shree (Sports) 2006
3. Contender for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2007
4. People of the Year- Limca Book of Records 2007
5. CNN-IBN ‘Real Heroes’ Award 14.4. 2008 Mon
6. Pepsi MTV Youth Icon 2008 23.12.2008 Tue
7. ‘Magnificient Mary’, AIBA 2008
8. Felicitation by Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) at New Lamka YPA Hall 17.12.2008 Wed
9. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 29.8.2009 Sat, New Delhi (nominated 27.7.2009 Wed)
10. Int’l Boxing Association’s Ambassador for Women’s Boxing 2009 (TSE 30.7.2009 Thur)

Source:

1. Manipur Express, 31.6.2006 Sat, Ed. L. Chinkhanlian, Lamka;
2. The Sangai Express, 19.4.2008, Imphal

Courtesy: Zolengthe.Net