What is Mary Kom?
[[file:Mary Kom - British High Commission, Delhi, 27 July 2011.jpg|thumb|Mary Kom in 2011]] '''Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom''' (b. 1 March 1983) is an [[India]]n [[Boxing|boxer]]. Kom is a member of the Kom tribe of north-east India. She was born in Kangathei, [[Churachanpur|Churachandpur]], [[Manipur]]. Since childhood, Kom has liked [[Sport|athletics]] boxing and was good at them. She became interested in boxing after watching [[Dingko Singh]] in 2000. That same year, she began training with M. Narjit Singh (Manipur State Boxing Coach) at Khuman Lampak, Imphal. Kom has won the World Boxing championship five times in a row. She is the only woman to get a [[medal]] and trophy in all six world championships.<ref name=I_see_India>{{cite web|last=I see India|title=Magnificent Mary|url=http://iseeindia.com/2011/08/13/magnificent-mary/|work=On Mary Kom|publisher=I see India|accessdate=7 June 2012|archive-date=22 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522021741/http://iseeindia.com/2011/08/13/magnificent-mary/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is also the only Indian woman to qualify for boxing in the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]]. At the 2013 Games, she competed in the [[flyweight]] category 51[[kilogram|kg]] and won a [[bronze medal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Olympics: Mary Kom loses SF 6-11, wins bronze|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/olympics-mary-kom-loses-sf-611-wins-bronze/280136-73.html|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=8 August 2012|archive-date=8 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008023739/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/olympics-mary-kom-loses-sf-611-wins-bronze/280136-73.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She had also been ranked as No. 1 [[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]] World Women's Ranking Light Flyweight category.<ref>{{cite web|title=AIBA World Women's Ranking|url=http://www.aiba.org/en-US/Rankings/Womens_51.aspx|publisher=AIBA|accessdate=5 June 2012|archive-date=29 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529035706/http://www.aiba.org/