Question

There had to be one successful story if Indians were to survive in sports and we have that
story now. Enough has been said about this great warrior who conquered the world. This warrior
is none other than Mary Mangte Kom-the Komqueror and the Komrade. She is famed as a five
times World Boxing Champion and the only boxer to win a medal in every one of the six world
championships. In the 2012 Olympics, she became the first Indian woman boxer to qualify and
win a bronze medal in the 51 kg flyweight category of Boxing.
Kom was born is Kangthei village, Moirang Lamkhai in Churachandpur district of rural
Manipur in eastern India. She came from a poor family. Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and
Mangte Akham Kom were tenant farmers who worked in jhum fields. Kom grew up in humble
surroundings, helping her parents with farm related chores, going to school and learning
athletics initially and later boxing simultaneously. Her
father was a keen wrestler in his younger age.
She had an eager interest in athletics since childhood and the success of Dingko Singh a
fellow Manipuri returned from the 1998 Bangkok Asian games with a gold medal, Kom recollects
had inspired many youngsters in Manipur to try boxing and she too thought of giving it a try.
Mary Kom's career started in 2000 after her victory in the Manipur State women's boxing
championship and the regional championship in West Bengal. In 2001, she started competing at
international level. She was only 18 years old when she made her international debut at the first
AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in United States, winning a silver medal in the 48
kg weight category. Her greatness is reinforced by the way she apoligized to the whole nation
for not being able to win the Gold. She is a legend for sure and an idol for all the sportswomen
to look up to
@1) complete the following sentences with the help of the information given in the passage
1) many helped her parents with____​

Answer 1

Answer:

Enough has been said about this great warrior who conquered the world. This warrior

is none other than Mary Mangte Kom-the Komqueror and the Komrade. She is famed as a five

times World Boxing Champion and the only boxer to win a medal in every one of the six world

championships. In the 2012 Olympics, she became the first Indian woman boxer to qualify and

win a bronze medal in the 51 kg flyweight category of Boxing.

Kom was born is Kangthei village, Moirang Lamkhai in Churachandpur district of rural