Mary Kom

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (born 1 March 1983[1]) is an Indian amateur boxer and incumbent Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.[2][3][4] She is the only female to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times, 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.[5][6][7][8] Nicknamed Magnificent Mary, 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.[9] She had also been ranked as the world's No. 1 female light-flyweight by AIBA.[10][11] She became the first Indian female boxer to win a gold medal in the Asian Games in 2014 at Incheon, South Korea and is the first Indian female boxer to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[12] She is also the only boxer to become Asian Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times.[13][14]

For the 2014 film about Mary Kom, see Mary Kom (film).

Mary Kom
Mary Kom at the British High Commission
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
25 April 2016
Nominated byPranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom

(1983-03-01) 1 March 1983[1]
Kangathei, Manipur, India
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Karong Onkholer Kom
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2020)
Padma Bhushan (2013)
Padma Shri (2006)
Boxing career
Statistics
Weight class
Weight(s)48 kg (106 lb) / 51 kg (112 lb)
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games - - 1
World Championships 6 1 1
Asian Games 1 - 1
Commonwealth Games 1 - -
Asian Championships 5 1 -
Total 13 2 3
Olympic Games
2012 LondonFlyweight
World Championships
2002 AntalyaPinweight
2005 PodolskPinweight
2006 New DelhiPinweight
2008 Ningbo CityPinweight
2010 BridgetownLight flyweight
2018 New DelhiLight flyweight
2001 ScrantonLight flyweight
2019 Ulan-UdeFlyweight
Asian Games
2014 IncheonFlyweight
2010 GuangzhouFlyweight
Asian Championships
2003 HisarPinweight
2005 KaohsiungPinweight
2010 AstanaPinweight
2012 UlaanbaatarFlyweight
2017 Ho Chi Minh CityLight flyweight
2008 GuwahatiPinweight
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastLight flyweight
Asian Indoor Games
2009 HanoiPinweight

On 25 April 2016, the President of India nominated Kom as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament.[15] In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed Mary Kom along with Akhil Kumar as national observers for boxing.[16]

After her sixth world title in 2018, the Government of Manipur has conferred on her the title "Meethoi Leima", loosely translated as great or exceptional lady in a felicitation ceremony held in Imphal on 11 December 2018. At the function, the then Chief Minister of Manipur also declared that the stretch of road leading to the National Games village in Imphal West district, where Kom currently resides, would be named as MC Mary Kom Road.[17][18] She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, in 2020.[19][20]

Early life

Kom was born in Kangathei village, Moirang Lamkhai in Churachandpur district of rural Manipur in India.[21] She came from a rich family. Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom were tenant farmers who worked in jhum fields.[22] 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. Kom's father was a keen wrestler in his younger days. She was the eldest of three children – she has a younger sister and brother.[23]

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. It was at this juncture, Dingko Singh, a fellow Manipuri returned from the 1998 Bangkok Asian games with a gold medal. Kom recollects that this had inspired many youngsters in Manipur to try boxing, and she too thought of giving it a try.[24]

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. Not wishing to reappear for them, she quit her school and gave her examination from NIOS, Imphal and graduation from Churachandpur College.[25]

In school, Kom participated in all types of sports including volleyball, football and athletics. It was the success of Dingko Singh that inspired her to switch from athletics to boxing in 2000. She started her training under her first coach K. Kosana Meitei in Imphal. When she was 15, she took the decision to leave her hometown to study at the Sports Academy in the state capital Imphal.[26] In an interview with the BBC, Meitei remembered her as a dedicated hardworking girl with a strong will power, who picked up the basics of boxing quickly. Thereafter she trained under the Manipur State Boxing Coach M. Narjit Singh, at Khuman Lampak, Imphal.[27] Kom kept her interest in boxing a secret from her father, himself an ex-wrestler, as he was concerned that boxing would hurt Kom's face and spoil her chances of marriage. However, he learnt of it when Kom's photo appeared in a newspaper after she won the state boxing championship in 2000. After three years, her father began to support Kom's pursuits in boxing as he grew convinced of her love of boxing.[28][29]

Career

After her marriage, Mary Kom took a short hiatus from boxing. After she and Onler had their first two children, Kom again started training.[21] She won a silver medal at the 2008 Asian Women's Boxing Championship in India[30] and a fourth successive gold medal at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in China,[31] followed by a gold medal at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam.[30][32]

In 2010, Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Kazakhstan,[30] and at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship 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.[33] In the 2010 Asian Games, she competed in the 51 kg class and won a bronze medal.[34] In 2011, she won gold in the 48 kg class at the Asian Women's Cup in China.[35][36]

On 3 October 2010, she, along with Sanjay and Harshit Jain, had the honour of bearing the Queen's Baton in its opening ceremony run in the stadium for the 2010 Commonwealth Games of Delhi.[37] She did not compete, however, as women's boxing was not included in the Commonwealth Games.

On 1 October 2014, she won her first Gold Medal at the Asian games held at Incheon, South Korea by beating Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova in the flyweight (51 kg) summit clash.

Mary Kom during an interaction with the Prime Minister of India

On 8 November 2017, she clinched an unprecedented fifth gold medal (48 kg) at the ASBC Asian Confederation women's boxing championships held at Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam.[38]

The only major international event, that she had not seen a medal before was in Commonwealth Games, as her category Light flyweight was never included in the games till 2018 Commonwealth Games where as expected she earned the gold medal gracefully in the Women's light flyweight 48 kg on 14 April 2018.[39]

On 24 November 2018, she created history by becoming the first woman to win 6 World Championships, achieving this feat at the 10th AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in New Delhi, India.[40]

In October 2019, International Olympic Committee (IOC) named her as a female representative of boxing's athlete ambassadors group for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[41]

Olympic Games
Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight
Mary Kom with a young sports person.

Kom, who had previously fought in the 46 and 48 kg categories, shifted to the 51 kg category after the world body decided to allow women's boxing in only three weight categories eliminating the lower weight classes.[42]

At the 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, Kom was competing not just for the championship itself but also for a place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the first time women's boxing had featured as an Olympic sport. She was defeated in the 51 kg semi-finals by Nicola Adams of the UK, but did succeed in getting a bronze medal. She was the only Indian woman to qualify for boxing event, with Laishram Sarita Devi narrowly missing a place in the 60 kg class.[43]

Kom was accompanied to London by her mother.[44] Kom's coach Charles Atkinson could not join her at the Olympic Village as he didn't possess an International Boxing Association (AIBA) 3 Star Certification, which is mandatory for accreditation.[45] She had all her luggage and passport stolen on the way to the selection camp in Bangkok, Thailand for her first Asian Women's Boxing Championships.[46][47] The first Olympic round was held on 5 August 2012, with Kom defeating Karolina Michalczuk of Poland 19–14 in the third women's boxing match ever to be fought at the Olympics.[48][49] In the quarter-final, the following day, she defeated Maroua Rahali of Tunisia with a score of 15–6.[50] She faced Nicola Adams of UK in the semi-final on 8 August 2012 and lost the bout 6 points to 11.[51] However, she stood third in the competition and garnered an Olympic bronze medal.[52][53][54] In recognition, the Manipur Government awarded her Rs 50 lakhs and two acres of land in a cabinet meeting held on 9 August 2012.[55]

Though keen on representing India at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Kom was not able to qualify for the event. She continues to pursue the sport and train for the same, and is preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[56]

Super Fight League

Kom appeared on the final episode of the Super Fight League's mixed martial arts reality show – SFL Challengers. During this time Kom was in talks with owners Raj Kundra and Sanjay Dutt to work with the SFL in some manner other than being a fighter.[57]

On 24 September 2012, the Super Fight League announced that Kom will serve as the SFL's brand ambassador.[58][59]

Achievements
International Titles[60]
Year Place Weight Competition Location
200148AIBA Women's World ChampionshipsScranton, Pennsylvania, USA
200245AIBA Women's World ChampionshipsAntalya, Turkey
200245Witch CupPécs, Hungary
200346Asian Women's ChampionshipsHisar, India
200441Women's World CupTønsberg, Norway
200546Asian Women's ChampionshipsKaohsiung, Taiwan
200546AIBA Women's World ChampionshipsPodolsk, Russia
200646AIBA Women's World ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India
200646Venus Women's Box CupVejle, Denmark
200846AIBA Women's World ChampionshipsNingbo, China
200846Asian Women's ChampionshipsGuwahati, India
200946Asian Indoor GamesHanoi, Vietnam
201048AIBA Women's World ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados
201046Asian Women's ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan
201051Asian GamesGuangzhou, China
201148Asian Women's CupHaikou, China
201241Asian Women's ChampionshipsUlan Bator, Mongolia
201251Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom
201451Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea
201748Asian Women's ChampionshipsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
201845–48Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
201845–48AIBA Women's World ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India
2019512019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Ulan-Ude, Russia
National
  • Gold – 1st Women Nat. Boxing Championship, Chennai 6–12.2.2001
  • The East Open Boxing Champ, Bengal 11–14 December 2001
  • 2nd Sr World Women Boxing Championship, New Delhi 26–30 December 2001
  • National Women Sort Meet, N. Delhi 26–30 December 2001
  • 32nd National Games, Hyderabad 2002
  • 3rd Sr World Women Boxing Champ, Aizawl 4–8.3.2003
  • 4th Sr WWBC, Kokrajar, Assam 24–28 February 2004
  • 5th Sr WWBC, Kerala 26–30 December 2004
  • 6th Sr WWBC, Jamshedpur 29 November-3.12.2005
  • 10th WNBC, Jamshedpur lost QF by 1–4 on 5 October 2009

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
Other awards and recognition
For the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics
  • ₹5 million (US$70,000) cash award and two acres of land from the Manipur Government[72]
  • ₹2.5 million (US$35,000) cash award from the Rajasthan Government[73]
  • ₹2 million (US$28,000) cash award from the Assam Government[74]
  • ₹1 million (US$14,000) cash award from the Arunachal Pradesh Government[75]
  • ₹1 million (US$14,000) cash award from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (India)[76]
  • ₹4 million (US$56,000) cash award from the North Eastern Council[77]
  • 'Meethoileima' title, Manipur Govt. (2018)

Her autobiography, Unbreakable, was co-authored by Dina Serto[78] and published by Harper Collins in late 2013.[79]

Priyanka Chopra portrayed Kom in Mary Kom, a 2014 Hindi language biographical film about her life. The movie is directed by Omung Kumar and was released on 5 September 2014.[80]

Personal life

Kom is married to the footballer Karung Onkholer (Onler).[81] 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.[82]

Together they have three sons, twins born in 2007, and another son born in 2013.[83][84]

Association with social causes

Kom is an animal rights activist, and supporter of PETA India, starring in an ad to call for an end to the use of elephants in circuses. "Circuses are cruel places for animals where they are beaten and tortured. As a mother, I can imagine what animals go through when their children are taken away from them to forcefully perform in circuses. It's sad," Kom has been quoted in the media.[85]

Kom has also backed PETA India's humane education campaign, Compassionate Citizen. She has written a letter to the education ministers of states and union territories across India requesting that the programme be incorporated into official school curriculums. In an interview in the Times of India she was quoted as saying, "One of the best ways to knock out cruelty to animals is to teach compassion to young people. Animals need us in their corner. With violence seemingly all around us, it is more important than ever that we teach lessons of respect and kindness in the classroom."[86]

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