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NEW DELHI: Boxing great MC Mary Kom, who is also the chairperson of IOA's athletes' commission, says she has stopped giving suggestions to the National Olympic Committee as it doesn't pay attention to them. Mary Kom was among 10 elite sportspersons who were elected on the IOA athletes' commission back in November 2022.The IOA is currently witnessing intense infighting with a section of the office-bearers questioning the governance of president P T Usha, who has denied all allegations against her."I am not into the IOA functioning. We shared so many things with IOA but they don't listen to it. I have a voice but they don't listen to what I suggest. I don't know politics and I don't want to blame anyone," Mary Kom told PTI when asked about the ongoing power struggle in the IOA.The boxers ret...

NEW DELHI: At the second edition of TOI Dialogues in Uttarakhand, Olympic medallist and boxing legend Mary Kom shared personal reflections on her journey to success and the challenges she faced. She spoke about how recognition eluded her until she clinched bronze in the London 2012 Olympic Games, despite being a world champion multiple times."After giving birth, I became a world champion again.Even though boxing was not included in the Olympic Games initially, I became a champion multiple times. I hadn't got the recognition until Olympic medal. Finally, women's boxing was included in the Olympic Games, and I have all the medals in my hand because of your love and support," Mary Kom, now 41, said during the event on Tuesday.Reflecting on her struggles, Mary emphasized the resilience require...

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‘IOA doesn’t listen to what I suggest’: Athletes’ commission chief MC Mary Kom – Times of India

‘I hadn’t got the recognition until Olympic medal,’ says MC Mary Kom at TOI Dialogues Uttarakhand | More sports News – Times of India