She might have been felicitated several times after fetching an Olympic bronze medal, but the achievement has not been enough to get the top Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom the small piece of land that was promised by the government of her home state Manipur two years ago.u00a0

Mary Kom was promised the land in Manipur after her unprecedented fifth world title in 2010 but two years on, she is still waiting for the allotment papers, besides a long-pending promotion in the State Police. This, despite the fact that Mary Kom was the only Indian boxer to win a medal at the London Olympics.