The story of Mary Kom is talk of grit,determination and heroism in the face of overwhelming odds.Born in Manipur in an ordinary family and with little opportunities,Mary had a talent for sports and athletics.Lacking the necessary support and resources,she had to use all her ingenuity to be able to make a career in athletics.
With great difficulty,she managed to join the national Institute of Sports,Patiala to become a boxer.At that time Women's boxing was at a very nascent stage in India and there were only men coaches who were not very sympathetic to women boxers.It was an uphill struggle for Mary to convince the powers that be that she was indeed world class material.After winning the Nationals,she got an opportunity to compete in the Asian Games in Incheon,where she won gold medals.
Overnight she became a celebrity and was sent abroad for coaching to be able to compete in the Olympics and other international events.As luck would have it,she got married and gave birth to 2 children,which almost ruined her career.She was forced to take a break to be able to look after the infants.
After a gap of 7 years,she again bounced back with renewed vigour and regained the lost ground soon.In the 2012 Lond
on Olympics,she managed to won a silver medal in her event.
With great difficulty,she managed to join the national Institute of Sports,Patiala to become a boxer.At that time Women's boxing was at a very nascent stage in India and there were only men coaches who were not very sympathetic to women boxers.It was an uphill struggle for Mary to convince the powers that be that she was indeed world class material.After winning the Nationals,she got an opportunity to compete in the Asian Games in Incheon,where she won gold medals.
Overnight she became a celebrity and was sent abroad for coaching to be able to compete in the Olympics and other international events.As luck would have it,she got married and gave birth to 2 children,which almost ruined her career.She was forced to take a break to be able to look after the infants.
After a gap of 7 years,she again bounced back with renewed vigour and regained the lost ground soon.In the 2012 Lond
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