Priyanka Chopra took to Twitter on Thursday to shower praises on boxing star Mary Kom after her exit from the Tokyo Olympics. The former beauty queen shared a picture of the 6-time world champion on her social media handle with a heartwarming caption. "This is what the ultimate champion looks like… Bravo @MangteC … you’ve shown us how to go the distance with passion and dedication. You inspire us and make us proud Every. Single. Time Raising hands #Legend."
Priyanka played Mary Kom in her biopic, which released in 2014 and was directed by Omung Kumar. During the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, Priyanka also gave a special shoutout to Mary Kom on seeing her on TV. Mary Kom's bid to win a second Olympic medal ended in the pre-quarters of Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. The London Olympics bronze medalist lost to 3rd seed Ingrit Valencia of Colombia via split decision in a closely-contest Round of 16 match in the Women's Flyweight category. Earlier this week, Mary Kom came up with a dominant display of boxing in her opening round on Sunday.