Mary Kom : Morden Zomi Warrior & Zomi Heroine

By Dr G. Zamzachin
Tuesday, 03 November 2009

Posted by: "Zomi News Network" zominews@yahoo.ca zominews
Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:26 pm (PST)

MARY KOM MC (Mangte Chungneijang)
Born: March 1, 1983 Tuesday, Kangathei,

CCpur Subdiv, Manipur

Father: Mangte Tonpa Kom

Mother: Mangte Saneikham Kom

Married: K (Karung). Onkholer Kom on 12.3.2005 Sat, MBC Church, Imphal

Children: Sons 2 (twins) daughter

Education

Cl. I-IV - Christian Model High School, Loktak, Manipur

V-IX - St. Xavier´s School, Moirang

X - Adimjati High School, Imphal

PUC (Arts)

BA student

Works

Boxing Champion (Women PIN Weight 46 kg Category)

Founder, MC Mary Kom Boxing Academy (Girls), A/112, Games Village, Imphal 2006

National

Gold - Ist Women Nat. Boxing Championship, Chennai 6-12.2.2001

The East Open Boxing Champ, Bengal 11-14.12.2001

2nd Sr World Women Boxing Championship, New Delhi 26-30.12.2001

National Women Sort Meet, N. Delhi 26-30.12.2001

32nd National Games, Hyderabad 2002

3rd Sr World Women Boxing Champ, Aizawl 4-8.3.2003

4th Sr WWBC, Kokrajar, Assam 24-28.2.2004

5th Sr WWBC, Kerala 26-30.12.2004

6th Sr WWBC, Jamshedpur 29 Nov-3.12.2005

10th WNBC, Jamshedpur lost QF by 1-4 on 5.10.2009 Mon, suspended
for one day (6.10.2009) for `unsporting behaviour´ (TOI-NE 8.10.2009)

International

Ist Asian Women Boxing Championship (AWBC), Bangkok 2001

2nd AWBC, Hissar, Haryana 19-22.11.2003

3rd AWBC, Kaohsing City, Taiwan 5-12.8.2005

Ist World Women Boxing Championship (WWBC),Pennsylvania Nov 27-2.12.2001

2nd WWBC, Amaiya, Turkey 19-28-10.2002

3rd WWBC, Podolsk, Rumania Sept 26-2.10.2005

4th WWBC, N. Delhi 23.11.2006 Thur

Ist WWB Tournament, Norway 2004

Venus Cup International Women Box Tourn, Vejla (Denmark ) 8-23.10.2006

5th AIBA World Championship, Ningbo City (China), 29.11.2008 Sat

Award

Arjuna Award (Boxing) 2004

Padma Shree (Sports) 2006

Contender for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2007

People of the Year- Limca Book of Records 2007

CNN-IBN `Real Heroes´ Award 14.4. 2008 Mon

Pepsi MTV Youth Icon 2008 23.12.2008 Tue

`Magnificient Mary´, AIBA 2008

Felicitation by Zomi Students´ Federation (ZSF) at New Lamka YPA Hall 17.12.2008 Wed

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 29.8.2009 Sat, New Delhi (nominated 27.7.2009 Wed)

Int´l Boxing Association´s Ambassador for Women´s Boxing 2009 (TSE 30.7.2009 Thur)

Source:

Manipur Express, 31.6.2006 Sat, Ed. L. Chinkhanlian, Lamka;

The Sangai Express, 19.4.2008, Imphal www.zogam.com