Sports Personalities and Achievements

Which state does Mary Kom come from?

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
 
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom was born on March 1, 1983. She is a five time World Amateur Boxing Champion and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each of the six world championships for boxing. She is also called “Magnificent Mary”. This is largely due to her past performance in boxing, but also due to her being the only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
During the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the flyweight (51 kg) category and won the bronze medal. She has been ranked number 4 in the AIBA World Women’s Ranking Flyweight category. After the 2012 Olympics, Kom wrote an autobiography titled “Unbreakable” in 2013. In 2014, a motion picture was produced starring Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra titled “Mary Kom”.
She has also started a female-only fight club in the city of Imphal to teach girls how to defend themselves against sexual assault and other types of violence. She has nominated Priyanka Chopra to serve as the brand ambassador to spread her academy all over the country.
Kom was born in Kangethei, in Churachandpur district of Manipur. Her parents worked the jhum fields in the area and are named Tonpa and Mangte Akham Kom. She was educated at Loktak Christian Model High School in Moraing where she completed her primary education. From there, she attended St. Xavier Catholic School in Moirang where she attended studies from class VI to class VIII standard. She then went on to attend Adimjati High School in Imphal for class IX and X. She was unable to pass her exam and as a result, she decided to quit school as she did not wish to reappear for the exams. Subsequently, she  gave her examination from NIOS, Imphal and graduated from Churanchandpur College.
Kom had a very keen interest in athletics since childhood. It was Dingko Singh who inspired her to become a boxer in 2000. She began training under M. Narjit Singh, Manipur State Boxing Coach at Khuman Lampak, Imphal.
She is married to K. Onler Kom and they have twin sons. They first met in 2001, when Kom was in New Delhi on her way to the National Games in Punjab. At the time, Onler was studying at Delhi University. After 4 years of dating, they married in 2005.

Where was Mary Kom going when she first met her husband?

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
 
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom was born on March 1, 1983. She is a five time World Amateur Boxing Champion and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each of the six world championships for boxing. She is also called “Magnificent Mary”. This is largely due to her past performance in boxing, but also due to her being the only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
During the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the flyweight (51 kg) category and won the bronze medal. She has been ranked number 4 in the AIBA World Women’s Ranking Flyweight category. After the 2012 Olympics, Kom wrote an autobiography titled “Unbreakable” in 2013. In 2014, a motion picture was produced starring Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra titled “Mary Kom”.
She has also started a female-only fight club in the city of Imphal to teach girls how to defend themselves against sexual assault and other types of violence. She has nominated Priyanka Chopra to serve as the brand ambassador to spread her academy all over the country.
Kom was born in Kangethei, in Churachandpur district of Manipur. Her parents worked the jhum fields in the area and are named Tonpa and Mangte Akham Kom. She was educated at Loktak Christian Model High School in Moraing where she completed her primary education. From there, she attended St. Xavier Catholic School in Moirang where she attended studies from class VI to class VIII standard. She then went on to attend Adimjati High School in Imphal for class IX and X. She was unable to pass her exam and as a result, she decided to quit school as she did not wish to reappear for the exams. Subsequently, she  gave her examination from NIOS, Imphal and graduated from Churanchandpur College.
Kom had a very keen interest in athletics since childhood. It was Dingko Singh who inspired her to become a boxer in 2000. She began training under M. Narjit Singh, Manipur State Boxing Coach at Khuman Lampak, Imphal.
She is married to K. Onler Kom and they have twin sons. They first met in 2001, when Kom was in New Delhi on her way to the National Games in Punjab. At the time, Onler was studying at Delhi University. After 4 years of dating, they married in 2005.