CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On 1 October 2014, Kom won her first gold medal in the boxing at the 2014 Asian Games, held in Incheon, South Korea, by beating Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova in the flyweight (51 kg) summit clash.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mary Kom is an Indian amateur boxer. She was the first Indian woman boxer to receive a gold medal at the Asian Games in 2014. The Asian Games in 2014 were held at Incheon, South Korea.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among the women, Mary Kom became Indian boxing’s first Asian Games medallist, winning bronze in the flyweight (51kg) at the 2010 Asian Games. She is also the only female Indian boxer to win an Asian Games gold, which came at the 2014 edition.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shiva Thapa’s silver also meant India finished the Asian Boxing Championships 2022 with 12 medals, four golds, two silvers and six bronze. All the gold medals came through women’s boxers - Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety Boora, Parveen and Alfiya Pathan.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mary Kom’s Olympic moment With five world championships gold to her name at the time, the Indian legend was one of the hottest properties as women’s boxing made its debut at the Olympic stage. But her journey to the podium was anything but easy.