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Mary Kom receives unusual welcome in Australia

Updated on: 26 March,2018 11:08 AM IST  | 
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Five-time World champion boxer Mary Kom, who bagged a place in the boxing contingent for next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast

Mary Kom receives unusual welcome in Australia

Mary Kom
Mary Kom


Five-time World champion boxer Mary Kom, who bagged a place in the boxing contingent for next month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia after a string of commendable achievements recently, got an unusual welcome as she set foot on Australian soil yesterday.


The ace pugilist tweeted a video (screenshot above) of herself on a street in Canberra with a kangaroo in front of her. "A Kangaroo welcomes me at Canberra, Australia #CWG2018," Mary Kom caption her post.


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