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Question
The text is about a famous female boxer, Mary Kom, who has brought laurels to our country by winning many national and international boxing championships. Make a list of famous men and women boxers across the world. You can take the help of the internet or your school library to get this information to complete the table.
| Name of boxer | Gender | Country |
| 1. Mary Kom | Female | India |
| 2. | ||
| 3. | ||
| 4. | ||
| 5. |
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Solution
| Name of boxer |
Gender |
Country |
|
1. Mary Kom |
Female |
India |
|
2. Muhammad Ali |
Male |
US |
|
3. Vijender Singh |
Male |
India |
|
5. Dolph Lundgren |
Male |
Sweden |
|
6. Holly Holm |
Female |
US |
|
7. Natascha Ragosina |
Female |
Russia |
|
8. Lucia Rijker |
Female |
The Netherlands |
|
9. Dingko Singh |
Male |
India |
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- _________ - ______________
- _________ - ______________
- _________ - ______________
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Mary Kom helped her parents with ____________________.
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We can get more gold medals if _________________.
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1._____________________________________________
2._____________________________________________
3._____________________________________________
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What makes the writer call Mary Kom ‘a legend’?
Rearrange the facts below in their proper order, as per the text.
(a) Mary Kom made her first appearance at the international level.
(b) She sparred with male boxers in Pune.
(c) Mary Kom won the Manipur State’s Women’s Boxing Championship.
(d) She won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics.
(e) Mary Kom decided to take up boxing.
Write a short paragraph describing the life and work of Mary Kom. Take the help of the points given below. You can take the help of the fact file that you have prepared earlier.
(a) Early life
(b) Training
(c) Achievements
(d) Future Plans
Fill in the table.
| Name of Sport/ Game | Place where played | Individual or Team Event | Sports Equipment |
| 1. Boxing | Ring | Individual | Boxing gloves |
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