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Fill in the flow chart after rearranging the facts below in their proper order, as per the text.
- Mary Kom made her first appearance at an international level.
- She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
- Mary Kom won the Manipur State’s Women’s boxing championship.
- She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
- Mary Kom decided to take up boxing.
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- She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
- Mary Kom won the Manipur State’s Women’s Boxing Championship.
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- Mary Kom decided to take up boxing.
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| Name of Sport/ Game | Place where played | Individual or Team Event | Sports Equipment |
| 1. Boxing | Ring | Individual | Boxing gloves |
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- Which state does Mary Kom belong to?
a. Mizoram
b. Manipur
c. Gujarat
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a. Dingko Singh
b. Sushil Kumar
c. Vijendra Singh
d. Adams - What were her parents?
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b. At 18
c. At 48
d. At 38
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Kom was born in Kangthei village, Moirang Lamkhai in the Churachandpur district of rural Manipur in eastern India. She came from a poor family. Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom were tenant farmers who worked in jhms fields. Kom grew up in humble surroundings, helping her parents with farm-related chores, going to school, and learning athletics initially and later boxing simultaneously. Her father was a keen wrestler at his younger age. She had an eager interest in athletics since childhood and the success of Dingko Singh a fellow Manipuri returned from the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games with a gold medal, Kom recollects had inspired many youngsters in Manipur to try boxing and she too thought of giving it a try. Mary Kom’s career started in 2000 after her victory in the Manipur state women’s boxing championship and the regional championship in West Bengal. In 2001, she started competing at the international level. She was only 18 years old when she made her international debut at the first AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in the United States, winning a silver medal in the 48 kg weight category. Her greatness is reinforced by the way she apologized to the whole nation for not being able to win the Gold. She is a legend for sure and an idol for all the sportswomen to look up to. |
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