Mary Kom has won gold! Yet again, the star has showed the power of punches and clinched the gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championships. In fact, Wednesday was a great day for India at the championship. India's Sonia Lather won the silver medal in the 57-kg category.
Kom defeated DPR Korea’s Kim Hyang Mi in the final, scoring 5-0.
.@MangteC (48kg) punches her way to a fifth gold medal at the Asian Women's Championship, taking Hyang Mi Kim (PRK) in her stride. #ASBC2017Women #PunchMeinHaiDum pic.twitter.com/T0cMzAOJ1C
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) November 8, 2017
#MaryKom wins Gold🏅at #AsianBoxingChampionships
— Papa CJ: Comedian & Author (@PapaCJ) November 8, 2017
Shabash! #Legend #5TimeWorldChampion #ASBC2017Women pic.twitter.com/q15QhE978a
Olympic bronze medallist and five-time world champion MC Mary Kom dominated the game against a younger North Korean rival.
Congratulations 'Magnificent Mary' ??
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) November 8, 2017
Five-time world champion #MaryKom wins Gold medal ?at the #AsianBoxingChampionships beating North Korea’s Hyang Mi Kim in the 48 kg final #ASBC2017Women pic.twitter.com/LWdxJBuFed
From the beginning, both boxers were in an attacking mood. To get an early lead, Kom landed a number of blows but Kim stood strong and got a few punches of her own before the round ended. However, in the second and third rounds, Kom overpowered her opponent.
5 time world boxing champion....now she is 5 time Asian champion.... You made India proud Mary once again.... #saluteMarykom #legendmarykom @BFI_official @Ra_THORe @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/8Kk54sH1bM
— Vijay Dubey (@vijayddubey) November 8, 2017
Asian championship@MangteC beat Hyang Mi Kim(KOR) by 5-0 to win Gold medal of 48kg @OGQ_India
— Sports India (@SportsIndia3) November 8, 2017
Detail - https://t.co/9spRzGw30x
Congrats @MangteC 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/DnIHpeICKU
It was real fun seeing this extraordinary player knock down a young talent. “Magnificent Mary” has returned to her preferred weight category after five years of competing in the 51-kg category. She was disqualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics, but this tournament is a reminder that there’s still fire in the legendary boxer’s belly. She yet again proved what is it to be the best in the industry and hence added another feather in her cap.
5th time Asian champion @MangteC on podium .
— Sports India (@SportsIndia3) November 8, 2017
Congrats 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/eCtoQ9L9Rh
. @MangteC wins her fifth gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championship
— Sports India (@SportsIndia3) November 8, 2017
Read on - https://t.co/UFvPWXo1Fk
This is Her 5th gold in 6 addition of asian championship pic.twitter.com/TMhEeykh6Y
Silver medallist Sonia Lather fought brilliantly against Mirzaeva Yodgoroy of Uzbekistan in the 57-kg category in the semi-final bout to enter the final. She faced Jin Junhua of China in the final but had to settle for a silver.
Indian boxer Sonia Lather wins silver medal in the 57kg category at #AsianChampionships #ASBC2017Womenhttps://t.co/xtoluJW9Yh
— NDTV Sports (@Sports_NDTV) November 8, 2017
This is Kom's first international gold medal since the 2014 Asian Games. Following the win, she became the first Indian woman boxer to win gold in the Women’s Flyweight (51 kg) category. It is also her first medal in over a year.
This is Kom’s sixth medal in the Asian Women’s Boxing Championships, fifth gold medal (four gold medals and one silver medal in previous editions of the tournament) and first Asian gold in the 48-kg category
Indian boxer MC #MaryKom won Gold medal in 48 kg category at Asian women's Boxing Championships in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam today. pic.twitter.com/s9gWEYEVYU
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) November 8, 2017
Congrats #MaryKom on winning her 5th Gold at #AsianBoxingChampionships 🏅 pic.twitter.com/MzOuvqVcBI
— 92.7 BIG FM Tamil (@BIGFMTamil) November 8, 2017
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