Mary Kom wins gold in President’s Cup:
Mary Kom wins Gold in President’s Cup |
In the final match of Indonesia’s Labuan Bazo on Sunday, they defeated Australia’s April Phex 5-0. Six-time world champion Mary Kom won gold in the India Open boxing tournament in May this year.
Mary Kom will be looking at qualifying at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Mary kom won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
In the Asian Games, he has a gold and a bronze medal. She also won a gold in Commonwealth Games.
At the same time, Neeraj Swamy and Anant Prahalad in the men’s section also got the gold medalists. Neeraj defeated Filipins’ S. Makado Junior 4-1 in the 49kg final.
This is the first medal for Neeraj’s career. In the 52kg category final, Anant defeated S S Rhamani of Afghanistan by 5-0 and clinched the gold medal in the final.
The winner of the World Boxing Championship medal will get direct entry into the Olympic qualifiers.
Mary kom participated in this prestigious tournament under the motive of testing himself so that he can play some bouts before the World Championship, which will be played from September 7 to 21. Marico had won the sixth world title in Delhi last year.
Mary kom tweeted, “This gold medal in the President’s Cup is for me and the country. Winning means that you are ready to go ahead. You work hard. Make more effort than anyone else. I thank all my coaches, support staff, Kiran Rijiju and Sai. “