Mary Kom raises “doubts” over BFI’s training after Indian boxers’ flop show in Paris
The 41-year-old also expressed her desire to have a meeting with the national federation and sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya to understand what was lacking.
The 41-year-old also expressed her desire to have a meeting with the national federation and sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya to understand what was lacking.
Former Rajya Sabha MP and boxing champion MC Mary Kom has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his…
"My state Manipur is burning, kindly help," the veteran boxer tweeted in the early hours today, sharing photos of violence.
India is hosting the event for the third time in the history for which over 350 plus boxers from 74 countries have registered so far.
"There is no sector where females are left behind. We are fortunate that the president of India is also a female," Thakur added.
Nikhat Zareen had kicked up a storm a few weeks ago by demanding a trial against iconic six-time world champion M C Mary Kom.
Are India’s sporting stars that timid so as not to take a call at all on burning issues that concern the entire country and every single citizen, one may choose to wonder.
The icing on the cake was skipper M.C. Mary Kom's unanimous points win against 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia.
Nikhat Zareen had earlier criticized the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for giving Mary Kom an automatic chance in next year's Olympic qualifiers.
The 19-year-old pugilist, who was making her maiden appearance in the World Championships, lost the gold medal bout 1-4 against second-seeded Ekaterina Paltceva of Russia.
