Mary Kom has been an ambassador of the sport not just in India but also the world over but there is a minor blemish in her magnificent record -- the lack of a world title in the 51kg category.
With the year coming to an illustrious end, here are the top sportspersons of 2018.
She turned 36 the day an unprecedented sixth world title became hers in front of adoring home fans.
The 35-year-old Mary Kom became the most successful boxer in the history of Women's World Championships by winning her sixth gold medal.
Five-time world champion and London Olympics bronze medallist MC Mary Kom will spearhead India's 10-member contingent in the World Championships.
The 35-year-old Mary Kom will be competing in her seventh World Boxing Championship beginning on Wednesday.
The 2012 Olympic medallist took to Twitter to share the moments she spent with Rajnikanth.
Kom conceded she had a busy schedule -- as a professional athlete, parent, gym owner and lawmaker -- but sounded a warning to her opponents against assuming she had too much on her plate.
Mary Kom swiftly put to rest speculations around possible retirement, which gained credence after she added the CWG gold to her glowing list of achievements.
The country held on to the third position in the overall medal tally with 59 medals -- 25 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze medals.
The 35-year-old mother-of-three, who has five world titles and an Olympic bronze medal, is seen as a sporting icon not just in India but also in other countries as well.
Indian boxing legend M C Mary Kom, who claimed a gold medal on debut at the Commonwealth Games, will be India's flagbearer at the event's closing ceremony in Gold Coast on Sunday.
Three-time Asian medallist and 2015 world championship bronze-winner Shiva made way for national champion and India Open gold-medallist in the lightweight 60kg category.
Mary Kom won against Filipino Josie Gabuco 4-1 en route to her gold in the 48kg category among women.
Also advancing but with a hard-fought win was L Sarita Devi (60kg) as home favourites enjoyed another stellar day and looked good to walk away with most of the medals.
From an unheralded Gaurav Bidhuri and the legendary MC Mary Kom to the well-established Shiva Thapa, and a bunch of teenaged women boxers - all of them scripted their little piece of history in a fairly successful 2017 for Indian boxing.
Mary Kom, a five-time world champion and Olympic bronze- medallist, scripted history on Wednesday by becoming the first boxer to claim five gold medals at the continental meet.
This is Mary Kom's first international gold medal since the 2014 Asian Games and her first medal in over a year.
Sarita, a former world champion eyeing her sixth medal at the Asian meet, defeated Maftunakhon Melieva of Uzbekistan, while Sonia edged past Kazakhstan's Nazym Ichshanova in the quarterfinals.
New Delhi: Olympic medal winning boxer MC Mary Kom is being appointed as the brand ambassador of the Northeast to showcase the potential of the region which offers Rs 2.4 trillion business opportunities across various
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