India's Mary Kom: a legend in her own right. From nation's 1st Olympic women's boxing medal to 8 World C'ship wins, unmatched records to her name
From its inception in 2001 to the 2019 edition, Mary Kom has won 6 gold medals. She also has a silver and bronze to her credit
It was history in London when Mary Kom clinched bronze in the 51-KG category to bring home India's first Olympic medal in women's boxing
The boxer has won two Asian Games medals, a bronze in 2010, following it up with a gold in 2014
Between 2003-2017, Kom won 7 Asian Championships, including 5 golds and two silvers
The Indian pugilist also won the gold medal at the 2018 Gold Coast CWG
For contribution to boxing, Magnificent Mary has been awarded Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhushan, Kom has also won Arjuna, Khel Ratna Awards