New Delhi. 6-time world boxing champion Mary Kom has now issued a latest statement on the news of her retirement. Mary Kom has said that she has not taken any such decision yet. Mary Kom has said in the statement that friends of the media, I have not yet announced my retirement and my statement has been misrepresented. Manipur resident Mary Kom has said that whenever she has to announce her retirement, she herself will come in front of the media. Mary Kom has said in the statement that she had gone to an event held in a school in Dibrugarh on January 24. There she was encouraging the children. Mary Kom says that there she told the children that the hunger for sports is still there, but there is also an age limit to participate in the Olympics. Because of this I cannot participate in it. Mary Kom has said in her latest statement that at that event she told the children that she can still continue boxing.
Mary Kom is 41 years old. The rules of International Boxing Association i.e. IBA say that male and female boxing players can participate in the game only till the age of 40 years. She is the only female boxing player in the world who has achieved the distinction of becoming world champion 6 times. Mary Kom also won the bronze medal for India in the 2012 London Olympics.
He won gold in the boxing event in the 2014 Asian Games. In this way, she became the first female player to win a gold medal for India in the Asian Games. Mary Kom also won the Asian Championship of Boxing 5 times and is the only player to achieve this distinction. Mary Kom received the Padma Shri award in the year 2006 for her extraordinary talent in boxing and making India proud by winning medals. In the year 2009, Mary Kom was given the highest sports honor Khel Ratna. Mary Kom was also a nominated MP in Rajya Sabha. A film has also been made on his life. His dedication towards sports is encouraging to all.