Mary Kom Loses In Semis, Takes Home Bronze

Ulan Ude, October 12, 2019:

M C Mary Kom will take home the bronze medal at the Women's World Championships in Russia's Ulan-Ude after losing her semi-final bout against second seed Busenaz Cakiroglu.

The European champion Cakiroglu was judged to have won the bout 4-1, and she will take on Russia's Liliya Aetbaeva in the 51-kg category final on Sunday.

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This was Mary Kom's eighth world medal, which is a record. Besides six world titles, Mary Kom has had an incredible career that is also studded with an Olympic bronze medal (2012), five Asian titles, gold medals at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, besides numerous other international top finishes.

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Nowm, all eyes will be on Lovlina Borgohain (69 kg), Jamuna Boro (54 kg), and Manju Rani (48 kg) as they all bid to reach the finals today.

When to Watch: 

Manju (48 kg): 3 PM

Jamuna (54 kg): 4 PM

Lovlina (69 kg): 5 PM

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