As her campaign ended today in Tokyo 2020 Olympics, she made sure she greets everyone in style and leave with a happy face. Her contribution to the sport is conspicuous.
"Some sports have legends, some have Mary Kom."
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 29, 2021
The legendary boxer from #IND gave it her all and then bowed out with a smile on her face 🙌
Some champion stuff right there! 🙇#Tokyo2020 | #BestOfTokyo | #Boxing | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion @MangteC pic.twitter.com/P8hStrvU9n
Mary was the Harbinger of change for women boxers in India. We saw girls getting inspired and taking up the sport in diverse categories as the Country believed that women are built to inspire, achieve and take the nation higher and not just act as passive agents.
She is the first Women Boxer from India to make it to the International level and succeed in a stupendous way. She was the only Indian boxer to qualify for the 2012 London Summer Olympics. It did not end there, she went on to win a Bronze medal for India in Olympics.
We will definitely look at her achievement in a while but first, let's just admire the resilience of the Women who defied the century-old mindset of our Patriarchial Society and burgeoned like a Lotus in Mud.
She personifies an Indian Woman who looks after her family, home, cooks, work at the same time and make sure her kids are on the right track to achieve better. Today we see a lot of female medal contenders rather than men. Somewhere down the line, Mary has had a massive role to play.
# There are heaps of Achievement to list but some of the Major one's are listed below.
Bronze at London 2012 Olympics.
First Indian Female Boxer to Win Gold Medal at Asian Games in 2012 at Incheon, South Korea.
First Indian Female Boxer to Win Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games of 2018.
Only Boxer to Win 8 World Championship Medals.
She is the only boxer to become the Asian Amateur Boxing champion for the record 6 times.
There is a long list of Achievements but nothing can beat the ability to inspire Billions of people. A quality only few can achieve in their lifetime. The government of India recognised her effort by bestowing upon her below Awards.
Padma Vibhushan in 2020; Padma Bushan in 2013; Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2009;
Padma Shri in 2006 and Arjuna Award in 2003.
Mary Kom at Tokyo 2020
Mary Kom started her Campaign in style defeating M. Hernandez of the Dominican Republic 4-1 in the round of 32.
She faced Columbia's Ingrit in the round of 16 bout and lost with the slightest of Margins 3-2.
She signed off in the most generous way possible congratulating her opponent with a smile and looked every bit satisfied with her efforts.
She may have lost the bout today but she is a Winner, great inspiration and will always be remembered for her contribution to the Nation.
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