Patan Jillafer Badli camp ane Seniority list Being a woman, she had to struggle a lot. For her it was a constant battle to overcome prejudice and challenges outside the ring as much as inside it against her opponents. She openly accepted that when she started, she had no encouragement and no support. It was very hard because she came from a poor family, and she had to face hardships for the first 4-5 years. She recalled those days when she never had money to buy a proper kit or good shoes and she used to travel long distances by bus or train. The prime reason, for Mary, to take up boxing as a career, was to lead her farming-dependent family towards a better livelihood. The other strong reason was to prove those people wrong who made verydiscouraging remarks on her. Boxing was not considered respectable for women and nobody believed that Mary could be a boxing champion. Her neighbours and relatives made all kinds of things about Mary. But she was firm that she could not stop people from talking but she would prove them wrong with her success. Gradually her hard work brought her brilliant success at the national level and the international level as well. She became world champion not once, but five times in a row. She also secured bronze medals in Asian Games (2010, Guangzhow-China) and Olympics (2012, London-United Kingdom); and a gold medal in Asian Games (2014, Incheon-South Korea).In recognition her huge success, the Government oflndia conferred on her Arjuna Award (2003 ), Padma Shree (2006), RajivGandhiKhel RatnaAward (2009), andPadmaBhushan (2013). Her greatest achievement though, has been the fact that much ofher success has come after the Caesarean birth of her twins. She frankly accepted, "It was difficult to come back because I had been out of the ring for two years.
It was hard to regain my physical fitness. No one expected me to win. Even my parents didn't think it would be possible." She gave credit to her husband for that come-back, "My husband (K. Onler Kom) didn't stop me. Most Indian men don't give permission to their wives to work after marriage or after having kids. But my husband told me I should continue to play for as many years as I wanted." As a pioneer of women's boxing in India, Mary is already an inspiration for many others who hope to follow in her footsteps. Her autobiography Unbreakable (2013) and the biopic Mary Kom (2014) are the sources ofhope for those who are struggling hard to progress in life.
'Magnificent Mary', as she is known, is determined to overcome any obstacles that come in her way even today. For her achievements and future scope she says, "I am very proud because I have done something special for India. And if I can achieve more in the future that will be great. I am working hard and getting training with full focus. Of course I miss my family and my children. I miss them very much. But this is sacrifice I have to make for my country and I will do my level best."
Patan Jillafer badli camp
Date 1/2/2019
Place : Borsan Primary School
Time : 10:00 am
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