MC Mary Kom set for five-star show?

MC Mary Kom (48kg) remained on course for a fifth Asian Championships gold after making the finals along with Sonia Lather (57kg) while five other Indians settled for bronze medals at the continental showpiece

MC Mary Kom (48kg) remained on course for a fifth Asian Championships gold after making the finals along with Sonia Lather (57kg) while five other Indians settled for bronze medals at the continental showpiece yesterday.

Mary Kom

Former world champion L Sarita Devi (64kg), Priyanka Chaudhary (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Seema Punia (+81kg) and Shiksha (54kg) signed off with bronze medals after losing their respective semi-final bouts. Mary Kom defeated Japan's Tsubasa Komura 5-0 to make the summit clash for the fifth time in her six appearances at the event.

Sonia Lather

"It is a very special medal for me like all others I have won because every medal has a story behind it," Mary Kom, 35, said. "I am delighted to be in the final. I was expecting a tough fight but I managed to figure Komura out early enough. I am already looking towards the final but I am not going to think too much and put pressure on myself," Olympic bronze-medallist and a five-time world champion added. Mary Kom returned to her preferred weight category after five years of competing in 51kg.

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