Amidst cheering applauds, there comes a determined lady with contentment in eyes , happiness on face, holding India’s flag high. She created history by becoming the first woman boxer to win 6 world championship titles( 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008,2010 ,2018). She is none other than our magnificent Mary kom. This is not a overnight success to her. Her journey is full of challenges, but she defied all odds posed , busted gender stereotypes,overcome the odds posed by lack of resources and infrastructure,motherhood and countless other challenges- She faced and overcome it all.How is this tough feat possible for a 35 year old lady, a mother of three kids?Sheer determination,Never say die attitude, passion towards boxing , unshakeable faith in her abilities are some qualities which brought this woman from a small village in Manipur to World’s boxing platform. Impossible word is not there in her dictionary. Lets see some instances from her journey

1. Is it possible to lose 2kgs in 4hrs?——-Mostly no, it looks quite impossible .But , Mary made it possible .She lost 2kgs in four hours to get eligibility for 13th Silesian open boxing Tournament in Poland(Sep 2018)
2. When her father asked her to choose between family and boxing, she chose boxing over family.Ofcourse it was a very tough situation for her. But her love towards boxing made her to go for it.
3. Critics said that her era got over, she need to resign because it is tough to beat younger opponents. At the age of 35, getting world title may seem impossible. But it is Mary, So it has become possible..Recently Mary(35years old) struck her record of 6th gold medal as she defeated Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota, who is much younger than Mary.

All these instances clearly say that Impossible should be her middle name. Raffaele Bergamasco,    the India coach sums up Mary’s legend :” Mary in boxing is like Maradona in football”. Exceptional determination,self belief, Never give up  attitude  are her strengths. Lets wish that her strengths  bring her still more success .As of now she is hungry for tokyo olympic medal. Recently, Mary said:  “An olympic medal is what Iam still dreaming”…..Lets strongly wish for her dream come true…..