MARY KOM:
a Woman
who has made India proud with her glorious achievements, Mary Kom is a
boxer—the only Indian woman boxer who managed to qualify for the 2012
Summer Olympics where she also won a Bronze Medal. A five-time world
amateur boxing champion, she is surprisingly serene and philosophical
about all her achievements. Named as Mangte Chungneijang at birth, she
chose the name “Mary” as she entered the world of professional sports as
it was easier to pronounce. Born into a poor family she began helping
her parents by working in the fields while still very young. As a school
girl she used to play a variety of sports—hockey, football, and
athletics—but surprisingly not boxing! When the Manipuri boxer Dingko
Singh won a gold at the Asian Games in 1998, the girl was inspired to
take up boxing. Still taking up a sport considered “masculine” by social
standards was no easy task for the young tribal girl. But Mary was not
someone to be discouraged, and traveled to Imphal to train in athletics.
Today her success is for all to see! Of course, there is more to Mary
Kom than just professional success—she also teaches boxing to
underprivileged youngsters for free.
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