"Got 2 knw abt Mary Kom's stupendous achievement when I got back frm South Africa. Simply amazing!All the more remarkable aft taking break n havin 2 kids"Sachin said on micro-blogging site Twitter on Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010.
Mary Kom won her fifth successive World Championship title, after beating Steluta Duta of Romania 16-6 in the final of the 48kg category. The 27-year old, a mother-of-two has won a medal in each edition of the World Boxing Championship. Her first medal at the AIBA World Boxing Championships came in 2001. Then 18, Mary had to settle for silver after she was beaten in the final by Hullya Sahin of Turkey.
Nicknamed 'Magnificent Mary', the pint-sized pugilist has been winning laurels consistently for the country. She was given the Arjuna Award in 2004, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2009. Mary Kom was also given the Padma Shri for excellence in Sports in 2006. She is now supported by the Olympic Gold Quest and her aim now is to win a medal at the London Olympics in 2012.