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Indian boxer MC Mary Kom denied the reports of calling it quits on her international career and said that she has been ‘misquoted’. Mary Kom smashed media reports claiming that she has called it quits on her international career. There were reports that the 41-year-old boxer has bid adieu to the sport. The reports by the ANI claimed that Mary Kom decided because the International Boxing Association (IBA) rules allow male and female boxers to fight in the Olympics.
As per the reports, the legendary pugilist was quoted as saying, “If I say from my heart, I am still hungry to do something. I still want to compete and represent the country. But I am not being able to compete this year because of the age limit. But I will still try to do something related to boxing. (I) May go to pro but don't know yet what I will do. I still have the spirit to play one to two years or even four years.”
She added, “I could not compete this year due to the age bar, I missed a lot of competitions. I had a major injury, an ACL, and after recovery, I missed a lot of competitions like Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and World Championships.”
Mary Kom denies reports of retiring from boxing
The six-time world champion denied the reports and said that she will be in front of the media whenever she makes up her mind about drawing curtains on her career. The pugilist was quoted by ANI as saying, "I haven’t announced retirement yet and I have been misquoted. I will personally come in front of the media whenever I want to announce it. I have gone through some media reports stating that I have announced retirement and this is not true.”
She added, "I was attending a school event in Dibrugarh on 24 January 2024 wherein I was motivating children and I said “I still have hunger of achieving in sports but the age limit in the Olympics doesn’t allow me to participate though I can carry on with my sport. I am still focusing on my fitness and whenever I will announce retirement I will inform everyone.”
