India's legendary boxer MC Mary Kom might be on the road to recovery but the ace athlete has made it clear that she is in no mood to "retire" and will surely make a comeback.
The last season of 'KBC' had seen a number of celebrities appearing on the show like Deepika Padukone, Farah Khan, Boman Irani, Pankaj Tripathi, Genelia Dsouza, and Ritesh Deshmukh amongst others.
The six-time world champion twisted her left knee in the first few minutes in the opening round of the 48kg semifinals against Haryana's Nitu.
In a communication to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), Mary Kom said, "I would like to withdraw to give opportunity to the younger generation to make a name for themselves on the international stage and get exposure and experience of major tournaments. I would like to focus on the preparation for the Commonwealth Games only."
The 38-year-old, who is a multiple-time Asian champion and a bronze-winner from the 2012 London olympics, lost 2-3 to the Colombian, giving it her all in what would now be her final Olympic bout.
A total of 19 Indian athletes, including flag-bearers iconic boxer M C Mary Kom and men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh, besides six officials, participated in the ceremony. The country has a 228-strong delegation in Tokyo, including over 120 athletes.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs on Thursday launched the “Punch Tantra” collection to promote tribal artefacts and named world boxing champion Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of “Tribes India” — an initiative to promote tribal artefacts. The Punch Tantra range of tribal artefacts promoted by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of […]
Mumbai: Actress-producer Priyanka Chopra returned to her “Mary Kom” avatar to promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Clean India campaign. Priyanka shared a photograph of herself immortalised as wall art on Instagram on Monday. “Change begins at home and I’m proud to be featured as part of this wall art in Mumbai by Viacom 18. I […]
New Delhi: A sixth world title added to her cabinet, ace Indian boxer M C Mary Kom Wednesday said she is now aiming for a gold in the Olympics. The 36-year-old claimed her sixth gold at the world event, making her the most successful boxer in the tournament’s history with an overall tally of seven […]
Ho Chi Minh City: The redoubtable M C Mary Kom (48kg) notched up her fifth gold medal at the Asian Women’s Boxing Championships, winning a fiercely-contested summit clash here today. Up against North Korea’s Kim Hyang Mi, the five-time world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist Indian prevailed in a unanimous 5-0 verdict to add another accolade to […]
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who plays the role of Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom, says she has not tried to imitate the boxer on screen as her focus was on representing Mary's spirit and personality
Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra has played bold characters onscreen, but says she is a shy person.
Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) signed off with a silver medal in the Asian Boxing Championships after going down in an intense final against Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan here on Sunday.
Five Indian women, including six-time world champion MC Mary Kom, entered the gold medal round of the Asian Boxing Championship here. The national team has already won five bronze medals.
New Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom remained undefeated on her return to the 51kg category, winning all her three bouts during a training trip to Berlin, Germany. Mary Kom, who claimed her sixth world title in November last year is making a transition from the 48kg category to 51kg in pursuit of […]
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