Monday, August 6, 2012

Olympics: The 29-year-old Manipuri Mary Kom assures India of a medal after beating Tunisia's Maroua Rahali


Olympics: The 29-year-old Manipuri Mary Kom assures India of a medal after beating Tunisia's Maroua Rahali 

India's five-time world champion Mary Kom beat Tunisia's Maroua Rahali  2-1, 3-2, 6-1, 4-2, in the Olympic women's boxing flyweight last 8 bout to guarantee India a medal at the quadrennial event.

This win takes Mary Kom to semifinals of women 51kg boxing. Mary Kom showed her class in the third as she attacked with a flurry of combinations which had the Tunisian ducking and evading.

The 29-year-old Manipuri is the lone Indian woman boxer in fray at the mega-event after making the cut in the only qualifying tournament - the World Championships in May earlier this year.

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