Narendra Modi wishes MC Mary Kom for winning gold medal in Women's World Championships
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wished boxer MC Mary Kom for winning the gold medal at the Women's World Championships here.
Modi said Mary's success story is 'inspiring'.
"A proud moment for Indian sports. Congratulations to Mary Kom for winning a Gold in the Women’s World Boxing Championships. The diligence with which she’s pursued sports and excelled at the world stage is extremely inspiring. Her win is truly special. @MangteC," Modi tweeted.
Creating history, Indian boxer Mary Kom clinched a gold in the Women's World Championship by beating Ukraine's Hanna Okhota at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.
She has won in the women's 48kg light flyweight final of the championships by a unanimous decision of 5-0.
Mary had earlier won gold medals in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 editions of the championships.
Following her win, Mary said as she has been quoted by NDTV, "I want to thank the fans who turned up today to cheer me and the Indian contingent. They have been supporting me for last many years."
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