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Mary Kom, Amit Panghal Among 10 Boxers In TOPS Scheme

New Delhi: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell has included 10 boxers in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The boxers include M.C. Mary Kom (women’s 51 kg), Amit Panghal (men’s 52 kg), Sonia Chahal (women’s 57 kg), Neeraj (women’s 57 kg), Nikhat Zareen (women’s 51 kg), […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
Mary Kom & 8 Female Athletes In Line For Padma Awards

New Delhi: Ace Indian boxer Mary Kom’s name has been suggested for the prestigious Padma Vibhushan Award, country’s second highest civilian award. The Sports Ministry is also discussing eight other female athletes for the Padma Awards. Recently crowned World Champion P.V. Sindhu has been suggested for the Padma Bhushan Award. The other seven athletes — […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
Mary Kom Through To Quarter Finals At World Championships

Ulan-Ude (Russia): Six-time champion Mary Kom (51kg) on Tuesday sealed a spot for herself in the quarter-final of the ongoing women’s World Boxing Championships. Mary beat Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas by a unanimous decision in the pre-quarters after she had received a first-round bye. Mary dominated much of the bout with her punches being more accurate […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Jamuna, Lovlina march into World Championships quarters

Ulan-Ude (Russia): Indian pugilists Jamuna Boro and Lovlina Borgohain on Wednesday entered the quarterfinals in their respective weight categories by winning their last-16 matches of the ongoing Women’s World Boxing Championships. In the 54-kg category, Jamuna stunned former world champion Ouidad Sfouh 5-0 in the pre-quarterfinal. The 22-year-old, participating at the Worlds for the first […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
Mary Kom Assured Of 8th World Championships' Medal

Ulan-Ude (Russia): Six-time champion MC Mary Kom on Thursday assured herself an unprecedented eighth medal at the World Women’s Boxing Championships after advancing to the semifinals of the ongoing event in Russia. She defeated Ingrit Valencia Victor of Colombia with a unanimous 5:0 verdict in her last-eight match. Mary Kom, chasing her first world medal […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Mary Kom settles for bronze in World Championships

Ulan-Ude (Russia): Six-time champion MC Mary Kom will have to settle for a bronze medal in the ongoing Women’s World Boxing Championships after losing her semi-final bout of the 51-kg flyweight category to second-seed Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey in a split 1:4 verdict on Saturday. In a fiercely contested bout, third-seed Mary Kom delivered timely […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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IOC Names Mary Kom In Boxing's Athlete Ambassadors Group For 2020 Olympics

New Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom has been included in a 10-strong athlete ambassadors group to represent boxers in the build-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games by the IOC’s Task Force for the sport, adding to the iconic pugilist’s innumerable achievements. Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group, […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Six-Time World Champion Mary Kom Is Now ‘Mary Kom OLY'

New Delhi: Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom on Thursday expressed gratitude to the World Olympian Association (WOA) after it allowed her the use of post-nominal letters ‘OLY’. Mary Kom shared the image of the certificate of recognition on her official Twitter handle and wrote, “Thank you so much for the recognition” tagging WOA and […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Mary Kom Vs Nikhat Zareen In Finals Of Trials For Olympic Qualifiers

New Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom and Nikhat Zareen will clash in the 51kg category finals of the women’s boxing trials for next year’s Olympic Qualifiers after claiming unanimous victories in their respective first-round bouts here on Friday. Former junior world champion Zareen defeated reigning national champion Jyoti Gulia, while multiple-time Asian […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Mary Kom Beats Nikhat Zareen To Make It To Indian Team For Olympic Qualifiers

New Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) defeated Nikhat Zareen in a split verdict trial bout to make the Indian team for next year’s Olympic qualifiers in China. In a bout which had very few clear punches, Mary Kom prevailed 9-1 to make the squad. In other results, two-time world silver-medallist Sonia […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Mithali Raj & Mary Kom With Odisha's Dutee Chand Take Up #PlankforIndia Challenge

New Delhi: Indian women’s ODI captain Mithali Raj, ace sprinter Dutee Chand and boxing great Mary Kom are among those who have taken the #PlankForIndia challenge to support India’s emerging sports stars. The three athletes posted videos on their Instagram pages of them doing the plank, a core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Padma Vibhushan for Mary Kom, Sindhu gets Padma Bhushan

New Delhi: Boxing great Mary Kom has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian award. Olympic silver medallist and badminton World Champion PV Sindhu has been conferred the Padma Bhushan as the names of the Padma awardees were disclosed on Saturday on the eve of the 71st Republic Day. Indian women’s hockey captain […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Mary Kom Dreams Of Winning Bharat Ratna After Padma Vibhushan

New Delhi: The first woman sportsperson to be decorated with the Padma Vibhushan, celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom on Sunday said she hopes to win the Bharat Ratna by winning a gold at the Tokyo Olympics. “It is a dream to win the Bharat Ratna. With this award (Padma Vibhushan) I will now be inspired […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Mary Kom, Amit Panghal Enter QFs Of Asian Olympic Qualifiers, Gaurav Solanki Bows Out

Amman (Jordan): Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) and the redoubtable Amit Panghal (52kg) stood just one win away from securing Olympic berths after the two boxers advanced to the quarterfinals with contrasting victories of the Asian Qualifiers here on Saturday. Top seed Panghal notched a hard-earned 3-2 triumph over Mongolia’s Enkhmanadakh Kharkhuu, […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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Mary Kom, Panghal Among 3 To Qualify For Olympics; India Dominates Boxing's Asian Qualifiers

Amman (Jordan): Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) and world number one Amit Panghal (52kg) were among three Indian boxers who secured Olympic berths by advancing to semifinals of the Asian Qualifiers here on Monday, taking the total number of the country’s Tokyo-bound pugilists to eight. Second-seeded Mary Kom notched up a comfortable […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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