The land was promised to her in August last year but the approval from the state cabinet came only earlier this month. ...
02:20 PM, Mar 01, 2013
"It is actually a pleasant surprise for me because I don't think anyone was talking about me," the London Olympic bronze medallist said. ...
01:17 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Indian boxing saw a sudden fall as a disappointing Olympic campaign was followed by international suspension. ...
12:18 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Chennai: London Olympics bronze-medallist woman boxer M C Mary Kom is now aiming for a gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Sharing the dias with wrestlers Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt while interacting with students of Vellamal School here on Thursday, the five-time world champion talked about her future plans. "I am confident of winning gold medals in both Glasgow (CWG event slated for November 14) and then...
02:43 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom looks forward to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games where women's boxing is set to make its debut. ...
11:28 AM, Oct 05, 2012
Two prominent faces of the Northeast India, Olympic medallist Mary Kom and football legend Baichung Bhutia have appealed for peace and calm. ...
10:49 AM, Aug 18, 2012
New Delhi: Even as they shuttle from one felicitation programme to another since returning from London, Gagan Narang and Saina Nehwal have already set their sights on improving their performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Feted in the capital on Friday by a sponsor of India's Olympic contingent that returned with an unprecedented six medals from the just concluded London Games, the duo from Hyderabad looked...
06:39 PM, Aug 17, 2012
London bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom arrives in New Delhi on Tuesday morning following her feat. ...
02:12 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: She is over the moon after becoming the first Indian woman boxer to clinch an Olympic medal but bronze is not the colour for M C Mary Kom, who feels she could have finished higher on the podium had it not been for the "confusion" that gripped her during the semifinals. 'Magnificent Mary' as she is called by the International Boxing Association, was the lone Indian in fray...
10:23 AM, Aug 14, 2012
London: The coveted gold medal eluded India at the London Games but thanks to its best-ever haul of six medals, the country finished 55th in the medals tally at the Olympic Games that concluded here on Sunday. India, who stood 50th in the Beijing Games medal tally with one gold and two bronze, could have easily made the top-40 nations had it managed one yellow metal this time also. Grappler...
01:25 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: London Olympic bronze medalist MC Mary Kom will be given a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh by the Tribal Affairs Ministry here on Tuesday. The award will be given to her at a public reception to be organised by the Ministry where Tribal Affairs Minister KC Deo will felicitate the Olympian. "M C Mary Kom is the recipient of Tribal Award for the year 2012. Recognising her...
07:41 PM, Aug 10, 2012
New Delhi: Money has started pouring in on London Olympics bronze medallist MC Mary Kom. On Thursday, Manipurs government announced Rs 50 lakh cash award for the five-time world champion from the state. Also, the mother of two will be given two acres of land. She has also been promoted to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP). Meanwhile, the Assamese government has announced a cash...
11:46 PM, Aug 09, 2012
The five-time world champion boxer has won a bronze medal for India at the London Olympics. ...
11:03 PM, Aug 08, 2012
CNN-IBN's Sushant Mehta catches up with ace boxer MC Mary Kom on the 2012 London Olympics, the city's weather and more. ...
03:07 PM, Aug 06, 2012
London: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh (75kg) was handed out a tricky draw on Friday as he starts his quest to better his Beijing Games bronze medal winning feat against Danabek Suzhanov of Kazakhstan in the men's boxing competition at the London Olympics here on Saturday. The Bhiwani boxer, who put Indian boxing on world map after clinching the bronze in Beijing four years ago, will have a tough task...
10:08 PM, Jul 27, 2012
London: Beijing Olympics bronze-winner Vijender Singh (75kg) will aim for a medal of different hue in his record third Olympic appearance when the boxing competition kicks off here on Saturday. The weight classes of Vijender and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56 kg) get underway at the Excel Arena. While Vijender is a former world number one and a World Championship bronze-medallist, the 18-year-old Shiva is the Asian Olympic Qualifiers' gold-medallist...
08:42 PM, Jul 27, 2012
Five-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom desperately wants to break the Olympic jinx. ...
02:01 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and five-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom have been rated as the 16th and 38th most marketable athletes in the world by a monthly British magazine that reports on the business and financial aspects of sport. SportsPro has ranked athletes from the across the world on the basis of their marketing potential over the next three years and after considering factors...
08:37 PM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: MC Mary Kom, India's sole woman boxer at the London Olympics, will train with her male counterparts in Patiala ahead of the summer extravaganza. The five-time world champion had lady luck to thank as she qualified for the Olympics after England's Nicola Adams advanced to the finals of the World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China. After Mary Kom lost in the quarterfinals to Nicola on Wednesday, the Indian's...
08:53 PM, May 21, 2012
