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How Priyanka Chopra's Mary Kom biopic inspired Pakistan's 1st female CWG boxing medallist Fatima Zahra to pick up sport
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Fatima Zahra became the first female boxer from Pakistan to win a Commonwealth Games medal, securing bronze in the women's 60kg event at the 2026 Glasgow Games.
Inspired by the 2014 Bollywood biopic 'Mary Kom', starring Priyanka Chopra, Zahra took up boxing at age 10 and used to watch the film while training.
Zahra grew up in Sargodha, Pakistan, with few female boxing role models, and named India's Mary Kom as her inspiration.
Like Mary Kom, Zahra faced family opposition and financial struggles before achieving her historic medal.
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