Mary Kom, who became the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal in Asian Games when she clinched the yellow metal in the Incheon Games in flyweight (-51kg) class, was named the MVP after a poll.
All the 11 individual/team gold winners, including the men’s hockey team, were in the contest.
None of the members of gold-winning men’s hockey team turned up for the felicitation event while the Indian Olympic Association was represented by its treasurer Anil Khanna.
Khanna said IOA President N Ramachandran and Secretary General Rajeev Mehta could not make it to the event as they had some “prior engagements”.
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, pistol shooter Jitu Rai, discus thrower Seema Punia, 4x400m relay runner MR Poovamma were among those gold winners who turned up for the felicitation event. India won 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze in the Incheon Asian Games.
Mary Kom said the gold in the Asian Games had proved that she can still be in her top form despite being a mother of three children.
“Many people had doubted whether I would be able to win a gold in the Asian Games at this situation. First, it is difficult in our society to continue this kind of sport after having three children,” said the five-time world champion.
Source: Assam Tribune
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