Eager to ensure that aspiring boxers get what she did not have growing up, five-time world champion MC Mary Kom is continuing to expand her regional academy in Imphal here even though a long-pending inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains in waiting.<\/p>\n
Nestled at the foot of Langol hills in Manipur\u2019s Imphal West district, Mary Kom\u2019s Boxing Academy, spread across 3.3 acres, is around 10 km from the center of state capital Imphal. It currently houses 45 young boxers, including 20 girls, at the three-storey building.<\/p>\n
\u201cMary wanted to give back to the sport which has made her famous and this was her dream come true,\u201d the iconic boxer\u2019s husband Onler Karong, who is the Managing Director of the academy, said.<\/p>\n
A five-time world and Asian champion, Mary Kom is also the country\u2019s only woman boxer with an Olympic medal (a bronze won in London 2012 Games). The 35-year-old was christened \u2018Magnificent Mary\u2019 by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) a few years ago for her stellar career, which also includes an Asian Games gold medal.<\/p>\n
The most recent chapter of her extraordinary life journey was becoming a Rajya Sabha MP in 2016 and winning her fifth Asian Championships gold medal a year later.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want more academies to come up in Manipur and other parts of the country. With modern equipment and facilities, I believe this is the first of its kind in India. This is the first full-fledged boxing academy with all the modern facilities for the training of boxers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Mary Kom and the academy are, however, waiting for Modi to formally inaugurate the facility, a request for which has been made to the PM in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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