Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist Mary Kom clinched her fifth gold medal in Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in Light Flyweight (48 kg) category, held at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
World Championship silver-medallist Sonia settled for silver for the second time at this event after losing to China’s Yin Junhua.
India signed off with a gold, a silver and five bronze medals at the continental showpiece.
This was Mary Kom’s first international gold medal since the 2014 Asian Games
For Mary Kom’s outstanding contribution to sport of boxing, she has been awarded Padma Bhushan (2013), Padma Shree (2010) and Arjuna Award for Boxing (2003).