‘Sandwiched between Kukis and Meiteis’: Mary Kom’s SOS to Amit Shah
Former Rajya Sabha MP and boxing champion MC Mary Kom has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his…
Former Rajya Sabha MP and boxing champion MC Mary Kom has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his…
"My state Manipur is burning, kindly help," the veteran boxer tweeted in the early hours today, sharing photos of violence.
India is hosting the event for the third time in the history for which over 350 plus boxers from 74 countries have registered so far.
"There is no sector where females are left behind. We are fortunate that the president of India is also a female," Thakur added.
The composition of the Oversight Committee was announced by Union Sports Minister Thakur on Monday.
Are India’s sporting stars that timid so as not to take a call at all on burning issues that concern the entire country and every single citizen, one may choose to wonder.
The icing on the cake was skipper M.C. Mary Kom's unanimous points win against 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia.
Nikhat Zareen had earlier criticized the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for giving Mary Kom an automatic chance in next year's Olympic qualifiers.
The 19-year-old pugilist, who was making her maiden appearance in the World Championships, lost the gold medal bout 1-4 against second-seeded Ekaterina Paltceva of Russia.
Post the match, India had appealed to the authority to have another look at the points awarded but it has been declined.