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Mary Kom gets the jab!

May 12, 2021 17:13 IST

MC Mary Kom

IMAGE: M C Mary Kom gets her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Pune, May 12, 2021. Photographs: Boxing Federation of India
 

India's Olympic-bound boxers Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Command Hospital in Pune on Wednesday.

Six-time World champion Mary Kom and two-time World championship bronze medallist Lovlina are currently training at the Army Sports Institute in Pune. The training is part of the ongoing elite women national camp for the Olympic qualified pugilists.

Lovlina Borgohain

IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain receives her first dose of the vaccine.

Alongside the duo, four members from the coaching and support staff team also received their first jab of the vaccine.

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