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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mary Kom has won gold medal at the 23rd President’s Cup under the category of ____
A
72kg
B
48Kg
C
51kg
D
62kg
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, better known as Mary Kom, had already become a sporting legend in India before winning an Olympic medal in boxing in 2012.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, popularly known as MC Mary Kom, has been one of India’s foremost sporting heroes ever since winning a bronze at the London 2012 Olympics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mary Kom was one of the recipients of the Padma Shri in 2006 while in 2013, she was honoured with the Padma Bhushan. Meanwhile, in 2020, the Indian government conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, on the Manipuri ace.

Detailed explanation-4: -I swear, it hadn’t struck me that I lost, I was so sure,” she said in an interview. 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.

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