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Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom

Date

24th Nov 1983
Expired!

Time

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42 Years ago

Padma Vibhushan,

Mary Kom

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom an Indian boxer, politician, coach, authoress.

Founderess of ‘Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation’ (MKRBF).

First Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal.

First woman in history to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times.

First woman boxer in the world to win 8 World Championship medals.

First boxer ever to win medals in the first seven World Championships.

First (and only) woman boxer to become World No. 1 in AIBA rankings in two different weight classes.

First woman sportsperson from the Northeast nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
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