Mary Kom Defeats Nikhat to make it to Olympic Qualifiers

Mary Kom Defeats Nikhat to make it to Olympic Qualifiers

Mary Kom defeated Nikhat Zareen in the finals of theongoing Women's Boxing Olympic trials in the 51-kg weight category at theIndira Gandhi Stadium on Saturday.

The six-time world champion defeated Zareen 9-1 in the much-talked-about bout.

Mary Kom defeated her opponent Ritu Grewal in the51-kg category in a unanimous decision while Zareen too outclassed her opponentJyoti in a unanimous decision on Friday.

The trials for the women boxers are underway and willconclude today while the men's trials will take place from December 29 to 30.

Earlier, Zareen had demanded a fair chance to contestthe Tokyo Olympic qualifiers. On October 17, Zareen had written to the SportsMinistry challenging the Boxing Federation of India's (BFI) decision to accommodateworld champion Mary by changing its rule of exempting gold and silver medalistsfrom the World Cup.

Mary won a bronze in the 51-kg semi-final at the Women'sWorld Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude in Russia losing out to BusenazCakiroglu of Turkey on October 12 this year.

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