Mary Kom says she has not retired, was misquoted

Hours after it was reported that Mary Kom has retired from boxing, news agency ANI quoted the Olympic medallist as saying that she is not retiring.

ANI reported that Kom said, 'I haven’t announced retirement yet and I have been misquoted. I will personally come in front of media whenever I want to announce it.'

The 41-year-old remarked that she has seen some media reports which claimed her retirement however that is not true.

She clarified her statement which was reportedly misconstrued, 'I was attending a school event in Dibrugarh on 24 January 2024 wherein I was motivating children and I said “I still have hunger of achieving in sports but the age limit in Olympics doesn’t allow me to participate though I can carry on with my sport.'

In conclusion, the Commonwealth gold medallist revealed that she is focusing on her fitness and whenever she will announce retirement she will inform everyone.