Jan 14, 2025 · Awards and Honors. Mary Kom’s extraordinary achievements have earned her numerous awards: Padma Vibhushan (2020): India’s second-highest civilian award. Padma Bhushan (2013): For her exceptional contribution to sports. Padma Shri (2006): Recognizing her early achievements in boxing. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2009): India’s highest ...

Mary Kom was a set a new standard in amateur boxing without ever competing in professional boxing. In 2015, Kom became the first amateur to surpass several professional athletes in India in earnings, endorsements and awards.

Jul 29, 2021 · Competing at home, Mary Kom dominated with a 5-0 win over Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota for her sixth world title. A year later, Mary Kom won her eighth world’s medal, the most by any male or female boxer. And this came in the flyweight …

Jul 26, 2024 · Awards & Achievements. Five times winner of Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2010; Four times winner of Asian Women’s Championships: 2003, 2005, 2010, and 2012; Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2003; Padma Shree by the Government of India in 2006; People of …

Mary Kom is the first Indian female boxer to win a gold medal in any Commonwealth games (2018 Commonwealth Games), and also the first Indian female sportsperson who managed to fetch a gold medal in any Asian games (Asian Games in 2014 at Incheon, South Korea).

Mary Kom is famed as a five-time World Boxing Champion and the only boxer to win a medal in every one of the six world championships. In the 2012 Olympics, she became the first Indian women...

M. C. Mary Kom, also known as Mary Kom, is an Indian female boxer. And Member of Parliament, Member of Rajya Sabha. She became the first boxer in India to win a gold medal in Asian Games, creating world history on 01 October 2014.

Jun 5, 2024 · Mary Kom has an impressive boxing record with numerous titles and medals to her name. She is a six-time World Amateur Boxing champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. What inspired Mary Kom to pursue boxing?

Mary Kom was honoured with Padma Bhushan award in 2013. She won the Arjuna Award in 2003. Mary Kom was given Padma Shri award in 2006 for her contribution to the sport for the nation.

Jul 26, 2024 · Kom was the first Indian women boxer to get a gold medal in Asian Games in 2014 at Incheon, South Korea. Mary Kom holds a five-time record for winning the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. At the Commonwealth Games of 2018, Kom bagged a gold medal in the light flyweight category (48 kg).