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Mary Kom Steps Down As Chef-De-Mission Of India’s Paris Olympics Contingent, Says “Left With No Choice” | Other Sports News
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Mary Kom Steps Down As Chef-De-Mission Of India’s Paris Olympics Contingent, Says “Left With No Choice” | Other Sports News

[ad_1] File photo of Mary Kom© X (formerly Twitter)Six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom on Friday stepped down as India's chef-de-mission for the upcoming Paris Olympics, saying she is "left with no choice" due to some personal reasons. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha announced that Mary Kom had asked to be relieved from her position in a letter to addressed to her. "I consider it an honour to serve my country in every way possible, and I was mentally prepared for it. However, I regret that I will not be able to uphold the prestigious responsibility and would like to resign, owing to personal reasons," the 41-year-old stated in a letter to Usha. "It is embarrassing to retreat from a commitment, which I seldom do, but I am left with no choice. I am there to cheer ...
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Sharath Kamal To Be India’s Flag Bearer, Mary Kom Appointed Chef De Mission For Paris Olympics | Other Sports News
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Sharath Kamal To Be India’s Flag Bearer, Mary Kom Appointed Chef De Mission For Paris Olympics | Other Sports News

[ad_1] Veteran table tennis player and reigning CWG champion Sharath Kamal will be India's flag bearer at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games while legendary boxer MC Mary Kom was on Thursday appointed the chef de mission of the country's contingent. The 41-year-old table tennis player symbolises "the unity and spirit of our contingent as they compete on the Olympic stage", the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said in a statement while making the announcement. "It has been an unbelievable three weeks. From not even sure of Olympic berth to playing the way I did in Singapore last week, jumping 54 spots in the rankings to being named India's flag bearer," Kamal told PTI."It is the biggest honour and fairytale stuff considering it is going to be my fifth and last Olympics. Also, not many TT player...
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Boxing Great Mary Kom Announces Retirement, Cites “Age Limit” | Boxing News
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Boxing Great Mary Kom Announces Retirement, Cites “Age Limit” | Boxing News

[ad_1] Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medallist Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on Wednesday announced her retirement from boxing. Mary Kom hung her boxing gloves as the International Boxing Association's (IBA) rules allow male and female boxers to fight in elite-level competition only till the age of 40. During an event, Mary, 41, admitted that she still has the hunger to compete at the elite level, but she has to bring curtains down on her career because of the age limit. "I have the hunger still but unfortunately because of the age limit it is over I cannot compete in any compe...
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“Roller-coaster Bout”: Nikhat Zareen Post Becoming 2nd Indian After Mary Kom To Win Two World Boxing Titles | Boxing News
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“Roller-coaster Bout”: Nikhat Zareen Post Becoming 2nd Indian After Mary Kom To Win Two World Boxing Titles | Boxing News

[ad_1] Nikhat Zareen continued to chart new highs in boxing after winning her second World Championships gold medal in New Delhi on Sunday. She beat Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash with a 5-0 verdict. The victory was all the more sweet for Nikhat as this is new weight category for the 26-year-old. Her earlier World Championship (2022) win came in the 52 kg category. She changed her weight category as 50kg class is included in Olympics. Nikhat becomes only the second Indian after the legendary MC Mary Kom to win the prestigious title twice."I am happy that i have become world champion for the second time in a different weight category, which is an Olympic weight category. Today was the toughest bout of all as she has been an Asian champion too. This is good for me as my ...
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Mary Kom’s Husband Questions Looks Of Boxer’s Statue In Imphal, Sparks Controversy | Boxing News
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Mary Kom’s Husband Questions Looks Of Boxer’s Statue In Imphal, Sparks Controversy | Boxing News

[ad_1] Ace boxer Mary Kom's husband Onler Karong has sparked a controversy after he expressed dissatisfaction over the looks of a statue of her wife, which was recently erected at a park in Manipur. Nineteen statues of the state's Olympians, including that of Mary Kom, were recently installed at Manipur Olympic Park. Onler Karong, in an interview with a local newspaper, claimed that the statue which was erected there does not look like her wife, six times World Women's Boxing Champion and 2012 London Olympic Bronze Medallist.Onler Karong or Mary Kom could not be contacted despite repeated efforts.However, while talking to PTI, her brother Jimmy Kom claimed that the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) assured him that the statue will be replaced before the inauguration of the park, the date of ...
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