In November 2017, India’s MC Mary Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship, 2017 held at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. In which one of the following categories was she declared winner ?

The correct answer is: B. 51 kg

MC Mary Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship, 2017 held at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in the 51 kg category. She defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova in the final.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Option A: 45 kg is the weight category for women’s flyweight. MC Mary Kom has never competed in this weight category.
• Option C: 54 kg is the weight category for women’s lightweight. MC Mary Kom has competed in this weight category in the past, but she did not compete in this weight category at the Asian Boxing Championship, 2017.
• Option D: 57 kg is the weight category for women’s featherweight. MC Mary Kom has competed in this weight category in the past, but she did not compete in this weight category at the Asian Boxing Championship, 2017.