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Six world titles
Built one of the strongest records in women’s amateur boxing.
Stories of achievement, courage and contribution
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom is one of India’s most accomplished boxers. A six-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist, she built a career defined by technical skill, resilience, comebacks and sustained excellence across different stages of life.
Mary Kom grew up in Manipur and entered boxing after being inspired by the rise of the sport in the state. She trained with limited resources and initially kept her boxing ambitions from her family.
She became a world champion in 2002 and went on to build an extraordinary record at the Women’s World Boxing Championships. Her career continued through marriage, motherhood, weight-category changes and repeated returns to elite competition.
At the 2012 London Olympics she won bronze in the flyweight division, becoming the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal. Later successes included Asian Games gold in 2014, Commonwealth Games gold in 2018 and a sixth world title in 2018.
Mary Kom announced herself internationally with silver at the inaugural women’s world championships.
She won her first world championship gold medal.
Multiple world titles established her as one of boxing’s most successful women.
Mary Kom won bronze in the flyweight division.
She won the flyweight title at the Asian Games.
Mary Kom won another world championship and also claimed Commonwealth Games gold that year.
Mary Kom did more than win medals. She stayed competitive through changing weight classes, long career gaps and motherhood, expanding the idea of what was possible for women athletes in Indian sport.
Performance • Resilience • Indian SportBuilt one of the strongest records in women’s amateur boxing.
Won India a boxing medal at London 2012.
Won gold in 2014.
Won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Returned repeatedly to elite boxing after major life and career transitions.
Made women’s boxing far more visible in India.
Women’s boxing entered the Olympics only in 2012 with limited weight categories. Mary Kom had to adjust from her preferred divisions to compete at the Games, adding another layer to her Olympic achievement.
Her career opened space for a new generation of Indian women boxers and made Manipur’s deep boxing culture visible to a national audience.
Official Olympic platform with athlete and Games history.
View source →International governing body and competition resource for boxing.
View source →Government of India sports portal.
View source →She has won six women’s world boxing championship titles.
She won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics.
Yes. Her 2012 bronze was the first Olympic boxing medal won by an Indian woman.
She won Commonwealth Games gold and her sixth world championship title.
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