Mary Kom

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (b. 1 March 1983) is an Indian boxer. Kom is a member of the Kom tribe of north-east India. She was born in Kangathei, Churachandpur, Manipur. 

Since childhood, Kom has liked athletics boxing and was good at them. She became interested in boxing after watching Dingko Singh in 2000. That same year, she began training with M. Narjit Singh (Manipur State Boxing Coach) at Khuman Lampak, Imphal.

Kom has won the World Boxing championship five times in a row. She is the only woman to get a medal and trophy  in all six world championships. She is also the only Indian woman to qualify for boxing in the 2012 London Olympics. At the 2013 Games, she competed in the flyweight category 51kg and won a bronze medal. She had also been ranked as No. 1 AIBA World Women's Ranking Light Flyweight category.Women's Light Fly (45 - 48kg) Rankings  (November 2020). International Boxing Association

Personal life
Kom is married to K Onler Kom. They have twin sons named Rechungvar and Khupneivar. She lives with her family in Manipur.

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Category:1983 births
Category:Living people
Category:Indian boxers
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for India
Category:Indian Christians