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Question
Go through the text again and find out the name of cities and their importance in Mary Kom’s life. One is given to you.
- Kangthei - Mary Kom’s birth place
- _________ - ______________
- _________ - ______________
- _________ - ______________
Solution
| (a) Kangathei | Mary Kom birthplace |
| (b) Manipur | home state of Dingko Singh and Mary Kom |
| (c) Bangkok | the city that hosted the Asian games of 1998 |
| (d) the United States | A country that hosted the first AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship |
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