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Images: Mary's bronze is worth its weight in gold

In contact sport, both semifinalists are awarded a bronze medal, but that certainly doesn't take the sheen off Mary Kom's historic bronze medal. Here are images post the medal ceremony.

FP Sports|Aug 09, 2012, 22:52:18 IST

[caption id="attachment_412841" align="alignleft" width="940"] A proud Mary Kom poses with the Indian flag and her bronze medal. PTI[/caption] [caption id="attachment_412839" align="alignleft" width="940"] Mary Kom won the bronze medal because in contact sport, both semifinalists are awarded a medal. That however, does not take the shine off it. PTI[/caption] [caption id="attachment_412840" align="alignleft" width="940"] The 29-year-old is all smiles after entering the record books as one of the first woman boxers to win a medal in Olympics history. PTI[/caption]

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Images: Mary's bronze is worth its weight in gold

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'It's not over yet': PV Sindhu makes bold declaration following historic Japan Open title victory

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