It was not too long ago revealed that six-time world champion Mary Kom had determined to skip the National Championships which is being held in Hisar. Now, we’ve a definitive reply to why she has chosen to take action. Speaking to Indian Express on the sidelines of a Puma-organised occasion, she revealed that she didn’t participate within the occasion as a result of she desires to offer younger and upcoming boxers an opportunity to make a reputation for themselves.
“This is not the first time that I have skipped a National Championship event. Why I skip is I want to give an opportunity to upcoming boxers to win a medal in the National games and make a name for themselves on the national stage. If I keep on fighting, they might not get that opportunity to win a medal in the National Championships,” she mentioned.
She additionally make clear her participation standing for the World Championships. “I got a very short notice. A couple of days ago, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) announced that whoever is a national champion will go for the World Championships. If I got the information a little bit earlier or if they had given us a notice, like just after the Olympics, that whoever is a national champion will be able to participate in the World Championships, I think it would have been better.”
It could also be talked about right here that the BFI has introduced that solely gold medal winners from the Nationals will make the squad for the World Championships.
“I thought I will give the trial this time for a place in the World Championships. But I don’t know what BFI has decided. Everything is up in the air at the moment. If they will hold any other trial for the World championship, I will be happy to give the trial,” the champion pugilist mentioned.
When requested about her views on the truth that AIBA has determined to offer out money prize and belts to World Championships medallists, she mentioned, “This is not the first time. AIBA has already done this in the Asia championship also. I competed in the Dubai Asia championship. There also was a cash prize for the winner of the competition.”
The girls’s boxing world championships will likely be held in Istanbul in early December and can supply a complete prize cash of USD 2.6 million, similar quantity as marked for the lads’s occasion, as a consequence of begin on October 24 in Belgrade, Serbia.
