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Mary Kom inspires Priyanka Chopra

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Calling her "a true champ", Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra congratulated boxer Mary Kom for winning the gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games."I am more proud than I have been for a very, very long time. I am proud to be in the country where Mary Kom belongs," Priyanka, who starred in a biopic on Kom, said.Kom, 31, defeated Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova in the flyweight (51KG) summit clash in Incheon, Korea to become the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games. Priyanka, 32, took to Twitter to express her happiness. "Yaaaaaay!!! Now that's called Woman Power! Mary Kom gets gold... Makes India Proud