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TOKYO (Reuters) - Indian boxing queen MC Mary Kom, a six-time world champion, launched her final bid for the missing Olympic gold with a hard-fought opening win against Dominican Republic’s Miguelina Hernandez Garcia at the Tokyo Games on Sunday.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Mary Kom Hmangte of India and Harmanpreet Singh of India lead their contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files
The face of the campaign to get women’s boxing included in the quadrennial showpiece and flyweight bronze medallist at London 2012, the 38-year-old mother of four is set for her Olympic swansong in Tokyo.