Mary Kom, the grand reception in Imphal IMPHAL, Oct 5: A grand reception was given by supporters and family members in welcome of state’s own boxer M. C. Mary Kom, at the Imphal airport today at 4 pm who had clinched a gold medal at the recently concluded 17 Asian Games 2014 at Incheon, South Korea, making her the first Indian woman boxer to settle for a gold medal at the Asian Games after state’s boxer Dingko won gold at the Asian Games in 1998. Mary had defeated Kazakhastan’s Zhaina Sherkerbekova in the flyweight (51 kg) summit clash on September 30 in a 2-0 evenly contested battle in which her opponent had the initial advantage. Mary worked her strategy carefully and managed to dominate the game at the end. The reception programme was also attended by officials of Sports Authority of India (SAI), state boxing association and other fellow sports persons. A cultural Komrem dance was also showcased to welcome the international boxer in her home state. On being congratulated of her success, triumphant Mary revealed her happiness for the support she had received from the people of the state which enabled her in bringing laurels for the state as well as the country. On the other hand, she expressed remorse about companion L. Sarita Devi’s controversial defeat at the semi finals in the hands of Korean boxer terming it as disappointing and claimed that the defeat was due to the judges’ unfair treatment towards Sarita.
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:01:45 +0000
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