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Business News/ Photos / Photo Essay | Mary’s fight school

Photo Essay | Mary’s fight school

In Imphal, the world champion boxer's academy is helping to shape the dreams of young fighters

Students mock-fighting. They are supervised by coach Naobi Singh, a contemporary of Asian Games gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh. Photos: Siddharth Haobijam

1/7Students mock-fighting. They are supervised by coach Naobi Singh, a contemporary of Asian Games gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh. Photos: Siddharth Haobijam

Mary Kom (here with her newborn son) makes it a point to personally coach the boxers

2/7Mary Kom (here with her newborn son) makes it a point to personally coach the boxers

K. Onler Kom, Mary’s husband, looks on at a mock fight.

3/7K. Onler Kom, Mary’s husband, looks on at a mock fight.

After the practice session, the trainees are encouraged to catch up on their studies and finish homework

4/7After the practice session, the trainees are encouraged to catch up on their studies and finish homework

Saying grace before a meal is the academy’s way of inculcating positive values in the young boxers

5/7Saying grace before a meal is the academy’s way of inculcating positive values in the young boxers

Exercises for building stamina are part of the training

6/7Exercises for building stamina are part of the training

Punching bags are hung on tree branches

7/7Punching bags are hung on tree branches

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