New Delhi, September 23: Star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has become the latest to heap praise on Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom for her unprecedented feat of five world titles, describing her achievements as “remarkable”.
The 27-year-old mother-of-two from Manipur is the only woman boxer to clinch a medal at each of the six World Championships, starting with a silver in the inaugural edition in 2001.
And Tendulkar, an iconic figure in international cricket, lauded the diminutive boxer after coming back from South Africa from the Champions League Twenty20.
“Got 2 knw abt Mary Kom’s stupendous achievement when I got back frm SA. Simply amazing! All the more remarkable aft taking break n havin 2kids,” the veteran batsman wrote on his Twitter page.
–Agencies