Journalism of Courage
After winning the gold medal bout fair and square, Mary Kom emerged as the best boxer in the women's flyweight (48-51kg) category. This was also Mary Kom's best finish at the Asiad. Seen here: From left, silver medallist Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova, gold medallist India’s M.C. Mary Kom and bronze medallists Vietnam's Thi Bang Le and Mongolia's Nandintsetget Myagmardulam (Source: AP)
Coming from a break after delivering her third child, Mary looked in her elements right from the word go. She marched her way into the final, and sealed the gold medal without any fuss. Magnificent Mary will definitely cherish this medal - her best at Asiad - for long (Source: AP)
It can well be termed as a fightback from behind as Mary was trailing after the first round, where she was boxing a bit cautiously against her opponent (Source: AP)
The Kazakh made full use of the opportunity in the first round, and impressed the judges to take an unanimous decision in her favour (Source: AP)
After the setback in the first round, Mary recovered quickly and changed her game plan. The Indian boxer launched a series of punches to convince two judges in the second round (Source: AP)
In the third, and most important, round of the bout, it was Mary all the way as she won that and the round to follow with ease. The win helped Indian boxing contingent bag their first medal at Asian Games 2014 (Source: AP)
