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Name:- Pratik Nayak

Family Background
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom born 24 November 1982

Kom was born in village called Sagang in Manipur's Churachandpur


district
She came from a poor Kom family.
Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom were tenant
farmers who worked in jhum fields.

They named her Chungneijang. Kom grew up in humble surroundings,


helping her parents with farm related chores, going to school and
learning athletics initially and later boxing simultaneously
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom
She Kom studied at the Loktak Christian Model High School at Moirang
up to her sixth standard and thereafter attended St. Xavier Catholic School,
Moirang, up to class VIII. During this time, she took a good amount of
interest in athletics, especially javelin and 400 metres running.

After standard VIII, Kom moved to Adimjati High School, Imphal, for her
schooling for class IX and X, but was unable to pass the matriculation
exam.
she quit her school and gave her examination from NIOS, Imphal and
graduation from Churachandpur College
Personal life
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom
Personal life
Kom is married to the footballer Karung Onkholer (Onler).Kom first met her
husband in 2000 after her luggage was stolen while travelling by train to
Bangalore.

In New Delhi while on her way to the National Games in Punjab she met
Onkholer who was studying law at Delhi University. Onkholer was the
president of the North East students body and helped Kom.

They became friends and thereafter began dating each other. After four years
they were married in 2005.

Together they have three sons, twins born in 2007, and another son born in
2013. In 2018, Kom and her husband adopted a girl named Merilyn.
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Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom

After her marriage, Kom took a short hiatus from boxing. After giving
birth to her first child, Kom started training once again

She won a silver medal at the 2008 Asian Women's Boxing Championship
in India and a fourth successive gold medal at the 2008 AIBA Women's
World Boxing Championships in China, followed by a gold medal at
the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam.

In 2010, Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Women's Boxing
Championship in Kazakhstan, and at the 2010 AIBA Women's World Boxing
Championships in Barbados, her fifth consecutive gold at the championship.
She competed in Barbados in the 48 kg weight category, after AIBA had
stopped using the 46 kg class. In the 2010 Asian Games, she competed in the
51 kg class and won a bronze medal. In 2011, she won gold in the 48 kg
class at the Asian Women's Cup in China.
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom

The only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first
seven World Championships, and the only boxer (male or female) to win
eight World Championship medals.
She is the only woman to win the World amateur Boxing Championship
six times.

She is the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the 2012
Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51 kg) category and
winning a bronze medal.
She is an Indian amateur boxer, politician, and Incumbent Member of
Parliament , Rajva Sabha .
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom

She had also been ranked as the world's No. 1 female light-flyweight by
the International Boxing Association
She became the first Indian female boxer to win a gold medal in the
Asian Games in 2014 at Incheon, South Korea
She is the first Indian female boxer to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth
Games.
She is also the only boxer to become Asian Amateur Boxing Champion
for a record six times

She is the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the 2012
Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51 kg) category and
winning a bronze medal.
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom
Achievements
International Titles
Year Weight Competition Location

2001 48 AIBA Women's World Championships Scranton , Pennsylvania , USA

2002 45 AIBA Women's World Championships Antalya, Turkey


2002 45 Witch Cup Pécs, Hungary
2003 46 Asian Women's Championships Hisar, India
2004 41 Women's World Cup Tønsberg, Norway
2005 46 Asian Women's Championships Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2005 46 AIBA Women's World Championships Podolsk, Russia

2006 46 AIBA Women's World Championships New Delhi, India

2006 46 Venus Women's Box Cup Vejle, Denmark

2008 46 AIBA Women's World Championships Ningbo, China

2008 46 Asian Women's Championships Guwahati, India


2009 46 Asian Indoor Games Hanoi, Vietnam

2010 48 AIBA Women's World Championships Bridgetown, Barbados

2010 46 Asian Women's Championships Astana, Kazakhstan


Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom
Awards and recognitions

Mary Kom set a new standard in amateur boxing without ever competing in
professional boxing. In 2015, Kom became the first amateur to surpass several
professional athletes in India in earnings, endorsements and awards. She is the
first amateur athlete to win the Padma Bhushan.

National awards
•Padma Vibhushan (Sports), 2020
•Padma Bhushan (Sports), 2013
•Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, 2009
•Padma Shri (Sports), 2006
•Arjuna Award (Boxing), 2003
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom
Awards and recognitions

Mary Kom set a new standard in amateur boxing without ever competing in
professional boxing. In 2015, Kom became the first amateur to surpass several
professional athletes in India in earnings, endorsements and awards. She is the
first amateur athlete to win the Padma Bhushan.

National awards
•Padma Vibhushan (Sports), 2020
•Padma Bhushan (Sports), 2013
•Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, 2009
•Padma Shri (Sports), 2006
•Arjuna Award (Boxing), 2003

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