Published 12:22 IST, November 3rd 2019
WATCH: Mary Kom singing the 'What's Up' song is winning hearts
A video of India's star boxer MC Mary Kom, fascinating audiences with her performance of 'What's Up' by the US rock band 'Four Non-Blondes' is going viral
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India's star boxer and six-time world champion MC Mary Kom apart from being a fabulous boxer is also a fantastic singer. Recently, Mary Kom revealed a side of herself to world that many of her fans did t kw existed. A video of six-time world boxing champion, fascinating audiences with her performance of 'What's Up' by US rock band 'Four n-Blondes' in New Delhi is going viral on internet. performance took place on Thursday, ahe of 7th Edition of 'Me in rast' Conclave in New Delhi. In video, posted on Instagram by East Mojo, audiences can be seen enjoying melodious singing and boxer herself looked like she was having a blast.
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Mary Kom in Boxing's athlete ambassors group for Olympics
Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom has been included in a 10-strong athlete ambassors group to represent boxers in build-up to next year's Tokyo Olympic Games by IOC's Task Force for sport, ding to iconic pugilist's innumerable achievements. Mary Kom will represent Asian bloc in group, which also comprises likes of Ukrainian legend Vasyl Lamachenko (Europe), a two-time Olympic and world gold-medallist who w plies his tre in professional circuit, and five-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold-winner Julio Cesar La Cruz (Americas) among ors.
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Mary Kom's illustrious career
36-year-old Indian recently surpassed herself as most successful boxer in history of world championships when she claimed her eighth medal, a bronze, at marquee event's latest edition in Russia. She is also an Olympic bronze medallist in 51kg category besides being a five-time Asian champion and a Commonwealth and Asian Games gold-medallist. "One female and one male ambassor per region will take on role of engaging with boxing community both in-person and digitally," IOC said in a statement."y will also help Boxing Task Force (BTF) take into account athletes' voice in all areas of its planning for qualification events and boxing tournament at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020," it ded. Boxing has been in ministrative turmoil after International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped International Boxing Association (AIBA) of rights to conduct Olympic competition earlier this year, taking complete control of even qualifying process.
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11:24 IST, November 3rd 2019