Mary Kom and Pooja Rani along with the entire boxing contingent began their training in Tokyo ahead of the upcoming Olympics
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Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom and men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be be flag bearers at opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics.
Defending champion Pooja Rani (75kg) was the lone Indian woman boxer to strike gold at the Asian Championships
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India's Olympic-bound boxers Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain on Wednesday received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Command Hospital in Pune on Wednesday
The 37-year-old six-time world champion mostly trained at home in 2020 and joined the national camp in Bengaluru for a fortnight last month after recovering from dengue
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A total of 49 athletes, along with sports minister Kiren Rijiju, are participating in the video call
The ace Indian boxer had won bronze at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the 51-kg weight category. In 2016, she was unable to qualify for the Rio Games
All the five boxers have already secured their tickets to the Olympic Games by making the semifinals but Krishan and Kaur will come back with at least silver medals after entering the finals
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India will take on Bangladesh on November 22 as part of their two-Test series on home soil, at the Eden Gardens
Sixth-seeded Rani defeated Thailand's Chuthamat Raksat 4-1 in her semifinal bout
Manju Rani (48kg) and Jamuna Boro (54kg) along with Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) made the medal rounds
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The 36-year-old claimed her sixth gold at the world event, making her the most successful boxer in the tournament's history with an overall tally of seven medals
The last time she won the top prize in the showpiece was in 2010, in Bridgetown, Barbados
Mary Kom entered the event with a remarkable tally of five gold medals and a silver to her credit