Mumbai |ย Boxer MC Mary Kom on Friday continued to question her defeat to Colombia’s Ingrit Valencia in a closely-contested pre-quarterfinal bout at the Tokyo Olympics, alleging that she was asked to change her ring dress a minute before her bout. “Surprising…can anyone explain what will be a ring dress. I was ask (sic) to change […]
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Mary Kom goes down fighting in pre-quarter finals, her campaign ends at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo |ย Boxer MC Mary Kom’s campaign at the Tokyo Olympics came to an end as the veteran crashed out in the pre-quarter finals by the narrowest of margins against Colombias Ingrit Lorena Valencia Victoria. It was a split verdict 3:2 in favour of the Colombian. The 38-year-old Mary Kom, who had beaten the Colombian opponent […]
Mary Kom advances to next round in women’s 51kg
Tokyo |ย India’s six-time world champion and London Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom started her Tokyo Olympics boxing campaign on a winning as she moved into the Round of 16 in women’s flyweight (51kg) with a convincing 4-1 win on points against Miguelina Hernandez Garcia of Dominican Republic on Sunday. Four of the five judges […]
No asset details of Swamy, Swapan Dasgupta, Mary Kom with RS
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, journalist Swapan Dasgupta and five-time world amateur boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom are among the nine nominated members of the Rajya Sabha whose assets and liabilities’ details are not available with the House. Others are Roopa Ganguly, Sonal Mansingh, Raghunath Mohapatra, Ram Shakal, Rakesh Sinha and […]
Mary Kom thanks Delhi Police for making son’s birthday ‘special’
New Delhi: Boxer Mary Kom on Thursday thanked Delhi Police for making her son’s birthday “special.” Mary also posted a video of police officers arriving at her home in New Delhi with a cake to mark Prince Kom’s birthday. “Thank you @DCPNewDelhi for making this birthday so special for my younger son Prince Kom. You […]
COVID-19: Mary Kom releases 1 crore from MPLADS Fund
New Delhi: Ace boxer and Rajya Sabha MP Mary Kom on Monday made contributions towards fight against coronavirus pandemic. The 37-year-old said she has given her consent for release of Rs one crore from her MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Fund towards the relief efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic. Taking to Twitter, Mary Kom […]
Mary Kom breaks quarantine protocol amid coronavirus scare
New Delhi: Amid panic over a possibility of community transmission of novel coronavirus, it has now come to fore that ace boxer and Rajya Sabha MP Mary Kom broke the 14-day quarantine protocol which has been put in place by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the governments across the world. Mary Kom, who had […]
Corona suspect BJP MP Dushyant Singh met President, Hema Malini, Mary Kom
New Delhi: Soon after BJP MP from Rajasthan Dushyant Singh, who is the son of former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje went into self-isolation after he attended a programme along with his mother and others in Lucknow with the Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor, who tested positive for COVID-19, more evidence has tumbled out that may lead […]
Padma Vibhushan for Arun Jaitely, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes
New Delhi:ย Former Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and George Fernandes will be conferred Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Renowned boxer Mary Kom will also be the recipient of the award, the second highest civilian honour of the country. The Padma awards, one of the highest civilian awards of the country, are conferred in three categories — […]
Padma Vibhushan for Mary Kom, PV Sindhu gets Padma Bhushan
New Delhi:ย Boxing great Mary Kom has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award. Olympic silver medallist and badminton World Champion PV Sindhu has been conferred the Padma Bhushan as the names of the Padma awardees were disclosed on Saturday on the eve of the 71st Republic Day. Indian women’s hockey captain […]