In a major set back , the six-time world champion Mary Kom has announced
that she will not be participating in boxing Women’s World Championship
2023 due to injury.
The 40-year-old, who has won a total of eight medals in the Worlds,
has not specified the nature of the injury but she said that she is looking
to “recover soon”.The IBA World Championships will be held from May 1 to 14 this year in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan. “I will not be able to participate in IBA Women’s
World Championship 2023 due to injury. I am trying to recover soon. I hope
we can get more champions from this championship. I wish all the best to
the participants,” Mary is quoted as saying by ANI.Mary had to miss out on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last year after
withdrawing from the selection trials with a knee injury. She had twisted
her left knee in the first few minutes in the opening round of the 48kg
semifinals. Mary had fallen on the
that she will not be participating in boxing Women’s World Championship
2023 due to injury.
The 40-year-old, who has won a total of eight medals in the Worlds,
has not specified the nature of the injury but she said that she is looking
to “recover soon”.The IBA World Championships will be held from May 1 to 14 this year in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan. “I will not be able to participate in IBA Women’s
World Championship 2023 due to injury. I am trying to recover soon. I hope
we can get more champions from this championship. I wish all the best to
the participants,” Mary is quoted as saying by ANI.Mary had to miss out on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last year after
withdrawing from the selection trials with a knee injury. She had twisted
her left knee in the first few minutes in the opening round of the 48kg
semifinals. Mary had fallen on the
