MARY KOM MAKES A GOOD FIST OF DARNING:
(Olympic medallist boxer M.C.Marry Kom was special guest at
a sewing school project in mumbai)
MUMBAI: you wouldn’t
associate a dainty skill like sewing with Olympic medal-winning boxer M.C.Marry
Kom but acquiring life skills was part of growing up in Manipur for the hardy
fighter. She helped parents out in the fields and lent a hand in the housework
as an earnest, energetic young girl trying to find her way in life.
Five
world amateur boxing titles in varied weight categories (45kg,46kg and 48kg)won
in competitions staged by the world body, AIBA, followed by an Olympic 51kg
Bronze medal at London 2012 on the women’s boxing debut indicate that she chose
the right path.
Recently,
however, Mary Kom evinced interest in the craft of sewing, walking into Usha
International’s Hab, an experiential haberdashery store, lending her weight to
a sewing schools project.
The
Silai Schools initiative is aimed at teaching needy women to sew and impart the
learning to other members of the community ary Kom said: ‘’women choosing
boxing as a career in sports is now common. Due to the Silai[sewing] Schools programme,
women can earn for themselves”.
The
sewing project was launched in March 2011, by when Mary Kom had won five boxing
titles-2002,2005,2006,2008 and 2010.AIBA nicknamed her ‘Magnificent Mary’ in
honour of her impact on the game.
