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'Being a world champ boxer means being less of a mum' : Mary Kom
Shimona Kanwar, TNN | May 29, 2011, 05.19am IST
Just weeks ago, MC Mary Kom , 28, won her fifth world boxing champion title in Haikou, China. The fight was rendered enormously difficult for the middleweight boxer because she knew that back in India, her three-year-old son was having heart surgery. The Padma Shri and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee tells Shimona Kanwarabout the trials of combining motherly perfection with sporting magnificence.
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Have you dedicated the gold medal to your son? Is this medal more special than all the others?
Yes, this medal is for my Naidu (the boy's nickname, which means beloved in Manipuri). In fact, I brought the medal and the cup directly to the PGI where he is admitted. I want his little fingers to touch the medal and make me feel a winner again. This way, the recent accomplishment will become more special than any of my knockout matches.
Is it difficult to combine femininity and boxing ? Have you ever faced jokes about being a female boxer?
Taking the perspective of Indian society at large, it is a difficult combination. But I have been fortunate as I belong to the North-east. In that region, there are no rigid regulations for women. It is an open society and women do not play second fiddle to men. So, I have never faced such a problem.
How confident are you about winning Olympic gold next year?
I am confident that I will give my best for the country . About winning the medal, let us just wait for the moment. I am certain it will be memorable. I have been consistently working hard for this.
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