Happy Birthday Magnificent Mary: boxing champ turns 33

Guwahati: Five times amateur boxing champion, Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, popularly known as Mary Kom, has turned 33 on Tuesday. Mary Kom is a legendary boxer and the pride of India. Newztrack.com wishes her a very happy birthday and brings you some extremely interesting facts about the star boxer on this special day:

Birth:

• Mary Kom was born on March 1, 1983 to Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akhom Kom at Kangathei in Churachandpur district of Manipur in eastern India.
• She had a keen interest in athletics since early childhood.

Personal Life:

• Mary Kom Married K Onler kom in 2005 and the couple have 3 sons.
• The boxing champ met Onler, who was then a student of Delhi University, in 2001 when she was in New Delhi for the preparation of National games.

Media:

• Her autobiography ‘Unbreakable’ was published in 2013.
• Her biopic was released in September, 2014 in which noted Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra played ‘Mary Kom’.

Achievements:

• 2013: First amateur boxer to win Padma Bhushan (Sports)
• 2010: Sahara Sports Award for sportswoman of the year
• 2009: Ambassador of Women’s Boxing, International Boxing Association
• 2009: Awarded with Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
• 2008: Honoured with CNN-IBN and Reliance Industries Real Heroes Award
• 2007: Limca book of Records for People of the Year
• 2006: Honored with Padma Shree (sports)
• 2003: Awarded with Arjuna Award (Boxing)

International Titles:

• 2001: Second rank in Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championship at USA
• 2002: First rank in Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championship, Turkey
• 2002: First rank for Witch Cup, Hungary.
• 2003: First rank in Asian Women’s Championship, (Hisar) India
• 2004: First rank in Women’s World Cup, Norway
• 2005: First rank in World Amateur Boxing Championship, Russia
• 2006: First rank in World Amateur Boxing Championship, India
• 2006: First rank in Venus Women’s Box Cup, Denmark
• 2008: First rank in Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championship, China
• 2009: First rank in Asian Indoor games, Veitnam
• 2010: First rank in Women’s world Amateur Boxing Championship, Barbodas
• 2010: First rank in Asian Women’s Championship, Kazakhstan
• 2010: Third rank in Asian Games, China
• 2011: First rank in Asian women’s Cup, China
• 2012: First rank in Asian women’s Championship, Mongolia
• 2012: Third rank in summer Olympics, London
• 2014: First rank in Asian Games, South Korea

Other Recognitions:

• Mary Kom is the only women Boxer to win the entire six worlds Championship.
• The only woman boxer who have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics and won a Bronze medal.
• First Indian woman Boxer to get gold in Asian games, 2014.
• International Boxing Association (amateur) or AIBA ranked her number 4 under flyweight category.
• First Indian woman to receive a gold medal for Women National Boxing Championship at Chennai in 2001.