Mary Kom loses 2 kg in 1 hour to qualify for tournament, wins gold
Mary Kom has revealed she lost 2-kg weight in an hour to avoid being disqualified for being overweight for the 48-kg event at the recently-concluded Silesian Open Boxing Tournament in Poland. Kom said when she arrived in Poland, she had just four hours to lose weight. "I did skipping for an hour...and I was ready," said Kom, who won gold.