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Making way for young boxers, Mary Kom decides to skip World Championships and Asian Games

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<strong>Having already tasted numerous successes at the international stage, six-time World Champion MC Mary Kom has decided against participating in the trials for the upcoming IBA Elite Women’s World Boxing Championships and 2022 Asian Games, that is scheduled to start on Monday, with an aim to give more exposure to the upcoming boxers and focus on her preparations for the Commonwealth Games.  </strong></p>
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In a communication sent to the Boxing Federation of India, the London Olympic bronze medallist said, "I would like to withdraw to give opportunity to the younger generation to make a name for themselves on the international stage and get exposure and experience of major tournaments. I would like to focus on the preparation for the Commonwealth Games only."</p>
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The selection trials for all 12 categories of the Women's World Championships will start from Monday and will end on Wednesday. The trials will also include Asian Games weights divisions, which are the same as IBA. However, for the remaining two Asian Games weight categories, 51kg and 69kg, trials will be conducted separately on March 11-14 thereby giving more time to boxers of closest weight categories to also take a shot at the trials for the Asian Games.<br />
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"Mary Kom has been the torchbearer for Indian boxing since the last two decades and has inspired countless boxers and sports persons across the world. We completely respect her decision and it is a testimony of her champion character to make way for the other boxers," said Ajay Singh, President of Boxing Federation of India. </p>
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Training in full swing at Mary Kom Regional Boxing Academy, Imphal <a href="https://t.co/VxwHMzRILH">pic.twitter.com/VxwHMzRILH</a></p>
— M C Mary Kom OLY (@MangteC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MangteC/status/1491624577784434690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Asian Games selection trials for men will be held in May, while, for the Commonwealth Games, trials for both men and women will be conducted in June.</p>
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The IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships is scheduled from May 6 to 21 in Istanbul, Turkey while the 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2022 Asian Games will begin on July 28 and September 10, respectively.</p>
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<strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/latest-news/tokyo-insights-a-teary-end-to-the-glittering-career-of-mary-kom-105462.html">Tokyo Insights: A teary end to the glittering career of Mary Kom</a> </strong></p>

IN Bureau

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