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Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics
PTI | TOI | May 18, 2012, 05.17PM IST | QINHUANGDAO (China):
Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) on Friday added another feather to her already crowded cap by becoming the only Indian woman boxer to qualify for the London Olympics despite being on the sidelines after losing in the quarterfinals of the World Championships.
Women's boxing will make its Olympic debut in London in three weight categories -- 51kg, 60kg and 75kg -- and the ongoing world championships are the first and the only qualifying event for the quadrennial extravaganza.
"I will be the only Indian woman boxer at Olympics. I will be part of history and that really means a lot to me but I am sad that I won't get a medal," she Mary Kom.
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