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Star Indian boxer MC Mary Kom will be India’s flagbearer at the closing ceremony of the 21st edition of Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on 15 April.
Mary Kom said, “This is the first time I will be India’s flag-bearer in an event like this. I don’t know if I deserve it but I am certainly very proud of it.”
The 35-year-old Mary Kom won her maiden gold in the CWG on Saturday after defeating Northern Ireland’s Kristina O’Hara in the light flyweight (48kg).
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Mary Kom is also the five-time world champion, five-time Asian champion and she is also an Olympic bronze medallist.
Mary Kom, who is also popularly known as “Magnificent Mary”, had won three gold medals in the last five months, starting with the Asian Championships in Vietnam.
Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games 2018 has come to an end on a satisfactory note for India with 66 medals (26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze) in their bag. In the medal tally, India is at the third spot just behind Australia and England.
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