Tokyo Olympics 2020: Mary Kom Said 'I Can Play Till 40', No Plans Of Retirement 
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Mary Kom Said 'I Can Play Till 40', No Plans Of Retirement

On Twitter, the famed Indian boxer questioned why she was told to change her ring dress minutes before her round-of-16 match against Ingrit Valencia.

After losing in the flyweight (48-51kg) division despite winning two of the three rounds, Mary Kom blasted the International Olympic Committee's Boxing Task Force for "bad judging.”

MC Mary Kom, a six-time world champion, may have withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics, but the Indian boxing legend has no plans to retirement. On July 29, she lost a tough fight to Colombia's Ingrit Valencia in the women's flyweight pre-quarterfinals, ending her bid for a second Olympic medal.


When asked if she plans to return to boxing, the 38-year-old told said "Yes, yes. Why not?  What's to stop you? I still have the age. I can play till 40 years old.”

Poor Judging
After losing in the flyweight (48-51kg) division despite winning two of the three rounds, Mary Kom blasted the International Olympic Committee's Boxing Task Force for "bad judging." After the International Boxing Association (AIBA) was suspended for alleged mismanagement and financial malfeasance, the IOC committed the boxing competitions at the Tokyo Olympics to the Boxing Task Force.

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Close Fight
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Asked to change ring dress

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