MARY KOM (INDIAN FEMALE BOXER)

Mangte Chungneijang Merykom (Mary Kom) is an Indian female boxer from Manipur. She won five times World Boxing Champion, successively.

• She won 1st Asian Women Boxing Championship (AWBC), Bangkok 2001
• She was awarded Arjuna Award and Padma Shree in the year 2004 and 2006 resp.
• She got the tag of ‘Magnificent Mary’ by AIBA 2008
• She was awarded Sportswoman of the year 2010 by Sahara Sports Award 2010

At last, she founded "MC Mary Kom Boxing Academy" only for girls in Imphal (2006) to support our indian girls which shows her true patriotism. This contribution by her should be appreciable and every Indian should be proud for her.