Indian boxing star Mary Kom misplaced on Thursday Tokyo Olympics With a detailed 2-3 loss to Colombia’s Ingrit Valencia. Despite the loss, Priyanka Chopra, Randeep Hooda, Ishaan Khatter, and Farhan Akhtar took to social media and known as the boxer a ‘champion’ and an ‘inspiration’.
Thursday’s outing proved to be Kom’s final bout on the Games, with the age restrict being 40 on the Olympics.
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who performed Mary Kom in her biopic, known as the boxer a ‘legend’. She wrote on Twitter, “This is what the final word champion appears like… bravo @mangtek… you have proven us go the space with ardour & dedication. You encourage us & us over everybody Proud. Single. Time #Legend.
This is what the final word champion appears like…
Praise @MangteC… you could have proven us cowl the space with ardour and dedication. You encourage us and make us all proud. Alone. Time समय #fable pic.twitter.com/jXnoiUEznu
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) July 29, 2021
Filmmaker-actor Farhan Akhtar, who lately performed a boxer in Toofan, tweeted, “Well fought @MangteC..#boxing You are a champion in more ways than a medal. #honour”
nicely fought @MangteC .. #boxing You are a champion in additional methods than a medal. #To respect ✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/0kOGhHKlFX
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) July 29, 2021
Mary Kom’s loss broke Randeep Hooda’s coronary heart and he shared, “What a fight Mary Kom!!! Could have gone either way.. Heartbroken thanks to the entertainment winner #Boxing #IndiaAtTokyo2020 #MaryKom.”
See how others react to Mary Kom’s defeat at Tokyo Olympics:
Thank you for being such an enormous inspiration for me @MangteC
— ananya birla (@ananya_birla) July 29, 2021
what a boxer, what a champion @MangteC You did your finest We are pleased with you… https://t.co/OOU140rgk0
— Ajit Andhare (@AndhareAjit) July 29, 2021
very pleased with that, respect #marykom ️#tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/79LiQ7KNYL
— Kabir Duhan Singh (@Kabirduhansingh) July 29, 2021
Ishaan Khatter known as Mary Kom a ‘Legend’ on Instagram. (Photo: Ishaan Khatter / Instagram)
Mary Kom from Manipur is the primary novice athlete to win the Padma Bhushan.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
