India's boxer MC Mary Kom is demanding an explanation for why she was ordered to change her ring attire a minute before her quarterfinal match a day after losing her Round of 32 bout to Columbia's Ingrit Valencia.

Former Olympic medalists Mary Kom and Ingrit victoria Valencia of colombia compete in the women's bantamweight boxing quarter-finals. Valencia wins 3-2 in a tense match that was decided on a split decision. Valencia triumphed in the encounter on Thursday.

“Surprising...could someone perhaps explain what a ring dress is? Can anybody explain why I was asked to change my ring outfit only a minute before my pre-quarterfinal bout?” Mary said on Twitter.



After the judges' verdict was revealed, Mary could be seen beaming and waving her hands. After viewing former sports minister Kiren Rijiju's tweet about her match, the 38-year-old six-time world champion realised she had lost.

"I felt confident that I was going to win the battle. Then I read Kiren Rijiju's tweet about my defeat on social media, and I was surprised and saddened. I'm at a loss for words; I can't believe such a choice was taken "Mary shared her storey with india Today.

"Even when I went to the doping centre after the fight to provide my sample, I couldn't believe I had lost." My coach was attempting to tell me that I had won, but I'm not sure what it means.

"I can't even protest since we were informed it wasn't permitted at this Olympics." Things like this have occurred to me in previous tournaments in the past. This isn't just the case with the Olympics. "It occurred to me in the last boxing world championships as well," she explained.

Kom, who emerged from a poor Manipur background to become a six-time amateur world champion after defying her father's early doubts about boxing, reacted to her defeat with excellent sportsmanship and pragmatism.

After years of issues, the international Boxing Association has decided to halt its events for this Olympic cycle, limiting boxers to 40 years old. Even if the regulatory board is restored to oversee the paris Olympics, it has already shown interest in lifting the age restriction, especially if a starfighter is interested in competing.

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Kailas Ashwin Sathish

30/07/2021 11:00 AM