The icing on the cake was skipper M.C. Mary Kom's unanimous points win against 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia.
December 6, 2019Nikhat Zareen had earlier criticized the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for giving Mary Kom an automatic chance in next year's Olympic qualifiers.
October 19, 2019The 19-year-old pugilist, who was making her maiden appearance in the World Championships, lost the gold medal bout 1-4 against second-seeded Ekaterina Paltceva of Russia.
October 13, 2019Post the match, India had appealed to the authority to have another look at the points awarded but it has been declined.
October 12, 2019MC Mary Kom settled for Bronze in the ongoing World Boxing Championship after losing her semi-final bout of the 51-kg flyweight category to second-seed Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey.
October 12, 2019Mary dominated much of the bout with her punches being more accurate than her opponent on a consistent basis.
October 8, 2019According to the survey, Modi has an admiration rating of 15.66 per cent, followed by Dhoni with 8.58 per cent.
September 26, 2019He will be seen playing the antagonist in the film which also features Farhan Akhtar and Paresh Rawal.
September 16, 2019Names of wrestler Vinesh Phogat, table tennis star Manika Batra, cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur (T20Is), hockey captain Rani Rampal, former shooter Suma Shirur and mountaineer twin sisters, Tashi and Nungshi Malik have been sent for Padma Shri awards.
September 12, 2019Notably, a controversy had broken out concerning Mary Kom’s selection in the Women’s World Boxing Championships scheduled to happen in Russia.
August 21, 2019Notably, Bajrang had clinched the gold medal in the 65-kg freestyle event in the Asian Games competition which was held in Jakarta.
August 16, 2019Having won gold at the India Open two months ago, she will be looking to qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
July 28, 2019Mary was made to sweat it out by Vietnam's Anh vo Thi Kim with the Indian eventually registering a 3-2 win. She will be continuing her gold quest against Australia's Franks April on Sunday.
July 28, 2019Mary Kom brought all her experience to the fore to blow away the challenge of Vanlal Duati to script a facile 5-0 win. This was the London Olympic bronze medallist's second gold from the India Open, adding to the 48kg gold she won last year in New Delhi.
May 25, 2019Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal (52-kg) and four-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa (60-kg) were the other gold medal hopes who faced no hassles on their way to the final.
May 24, 2019A sixth world title added to her cabinet, ace Indian boxer M C Mary Kom Wednesday said she is now aiming for a gold in the Olympics.
November 29, 2018