She won a silver medal at the 2008 Asian Women's Boxing Championship in India [34] and a fourth successive gold medal at the 2008 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in China, [35] followed by a gold medal at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam.

Jul 26, 2024 · Defeating Karolina Michalczuk in the first round by 19-14, Mary stepped ahead for the quarter-finals where she dominated Maroua Rahali of Tunisia by 15-6, reaching the finals. She not only earned India’s first Olympic medal (bronze) in female boxing but also added her name to the Indian sport's history.

Jan 14, 2025 · Mary Kom added to her tally by winning gold medals at the World Championships in 2008 and 2010, bringing her total to five titles by the end of 2010. Olympic Medal (2012): Mary Kom competed in the 2012 London Olympics, where women’s boxing was …

It was India's first-ever Olympic medal in women's boxing. Mary Kom missed the boat to Rio 2016 but managed to qualify for Tokyo 2020, which was her final appearance at the Summer Games. She was also the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games (in 2014) and at the Commonwealth Games (2018).

Jul 23, 2021 · MC Mary Kom is a flagbearer of Indian boxing on the international level. The six-time World Championship gold medallist has demonstrated a relentless passion for the game and has made India...

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...

Mary Kom won the gold medal a total of 14 times including in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Stunningly, six of her gold medals came in the World...

Olympics: Mary Kom is the only Indian female boxer to win an Olympic medal. She clinched a bronze medal in 51 kg category in 2012, defeating Britain’s Nicola Adams.

Jan 25, 2024 · Mary Kom also became the first Indian female boxer to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She won her medal in the light flyweight category at Gold Coast, Queensland. The five-time world champion beat Northern Ireland’s Kristina O’Hara 5-0 via a unanimous decision to claim the medal.

Sep 18, 2024 · Known as "Magnificent Mary," she holds the distinction of being the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times and is the first and only boxer, male or female, to win eight World Championship medals.