Mary Kom created history by becoming the first female boxer to win 6 gold medals at World Championships.
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In Boxing, M.C. Mary Kom created history after she defeated Ukraine's Hanna Okhota by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the women's 48-kilogram light flyweight final of the Women's World Championships in New Delhi.
With this, Mary Kom became the first female boxer to win six gold medals at world championships.
The 35-year-old Mary Kom from Manipur previously won the gold medal in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 editions of the Championships.
This was her second Worlds crown on home soil and second in light flyweight. Her first four gold medals had come in pinweight.
With six gold medals and a silver, Mary Kom now stands as the most successful woman boxer in the 17-year-old history of the event and equals legendary male boxer Cuban Felix Savon’s World championships record.
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