If you think Mary Kom is only a talented boxer, then you are mistaken. She is a woman of talents. The six-time World Boxing champion also sings too. She showcased her hidden talent by singing a beautiful song and the video of which is doing the rounds on all social media platforms.
A video clip of the incumbent Member of Parliament, Mary Kom, singing spread like wildfire on the internet. In the video, she can be heard giving a sensational performance of ‘What’s Up’ by the US rock band ‘Four Non Blondes’ in the national capital which left the audience in awe
The performance happened before the 7th Edition of the ‘Made in Northeast’ Conclave in New Delhi. The conclave was led by Kiren Rijiju, union minister of the state and co-chaired by Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma and former Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia.
Here’s the video:
Not a long ago, India’s successful woman boxer Mary Kom scripted history as she got the better of Nikhat Zareen in the finals of the ongoing Women’s Boxing Olympic trails in the 51-kg weight category at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi. The six-time world champion came through with flying colours when she beat Zareen 9-1 in the match.
As far as 51 kg category is concerned, Mary Kom defeated her opponent Ritu Grewal in a unanimous decision while Zareen too defeated her opponent Jyoti in a unanimous decision on Friday.
Talking about the latest development, the trials for the women boxers are underway and will come to a close today while the men’s trials will happen from December 29 to 30.
Mary Kom settled for a bronze in the 51kg semi-final at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude in Russia after losing out to Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey on October 12 this year.
Earlier, MC Mary Kom took to her Twitter platform to express her gratitude to the World Olympian Association (WOA) after it let her the use of post-nominal letters ‘OLY’.
The six-time world champion had shared the image of the certificate of recognition on her Twitter account. Her caption read: “Thank you so much for the recognition” tagging World Olympian Association (WOA) and International Olympic Committee (IOC).
‘OLY’ means sportspersons’ ongoing role in the society like the Olympian, living and promoting the Olympic values.
It was in November 2017 at the 8th International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Athletes’ Forum, the World Olympian Association (WOA) had announced the OLY post-nominal letters initiative.
It should be noted that OLY initiative lets Olympians to use the OLY lettering on any official documentation after their good name which is quite similar to one who earns a degree.
Mary Kom also received the Best Asian Female Athlete award at the ‘Awards for Asia’ ceremony organised by Asian Sportswriters Union (AIPS Asia) in Malaysia.
The AIPS Asia Congress was staged in Selangor, Malaysia and was attended by delegates from around 30 countries.
During the summit, AIPS Asia presented Asian athletes who thrived in their respective sports fields with four awards namely the Best Male and Female athletes, and Best Male and Female Teams.
Nonetheless, Mary Kom could not be present at the event. The Six-time world champion was recently selected for the forthcoming women’s world boxing championships and has been busy preparing for the event.
Mary Kom, who already bagged 2 gold medals this year, has been selected in the 51kg category.
The Chief Minister of Selangor, YAB Tuan Haji Amirudin Shari, presented the winning trophies to the winners’ representatives and Eminent sports journalist Subodh Malla Barua accepted the award on Mary Kom’s behalf.
AIPS Asia, an organization representing Asian sportswriters since 1978, was holding this award ceremony for the first time in 2019 in a bid to honour Asian athletes who have thrived at the highest level.
Mary Kom, the 36-year old flyweight boxer, is the only woman boxer to have clinched a medal in 8 World Championships, her most recent world gold medal in November 2018. She bowed out of the World Championship 2019 with a bronze medal and became the most successful boxer (male or female) in Boxing history.
India’s gem Mary Kom showed everyone why she is the most talented boxer in women’s boxing history. She outsmarted Australia’s April Franks 5-0 in the 23rd President’s Cup and won the gold medal in the 51kg category final in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.
For Mary Kom, making India proud on the global stage has always been the first priority. The six-time world champion took to her social media account and expressed her happiness in the wake of a marvellous victory.
Taking to Twitter, Mary Kom wrote: “Gold medal for me and for my country at #PresidentCup Indonesia. Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder & give more effort than anyone else. I sincerely thanks to all my Coaches and support staffs of @BFI_official @KirenRijiju @Media_SAI.”
The Champion Boxer was also congratulated by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. The latter mentioned that the boxing icon was always a massive pride for India.
Following the win, scores of netizens took to their respective social media accounts to salute Mary Kom on her scintillating win
Mary Kom got hold of yellow metal at the India Open boxing tournament in May.