The Indian Olympic Affiliation’s athletes fee chairperson and boxing legend M C Mary Kom on Tuesday denied stories that she has resigned from her place, insisting that she has been misunderstood and can full her tenure within the panel. The 42-year-old Manipuri, who can also be a 2012 Olympics bronze-winner, had travelled to Haldwani for the Nationwide Video games closing ceremony final week the place she expressed her displeasure over being lodged at an “inferior resort”. Talking to PTI, Mary Kom mentioned her outburst has been misconstrued as resignation.
“I’ve not resigned, I’ll full my tenure (which ends in 2026),” she asserted.
“I used to be merely telling my fellow (athletes fee) members that if this sort of therapy occurs once more, I’ll take into account resigning. I by no means mentioned that I’m resigning. IOA is my household and if I’m sad over one thing, I’ve each proper to specific it.
“This doesn’t imply that I’m resigning,” she went on.
Mary Kom was elected to the panel in 2022 with desk tennis stalwart A Sharath Kamal as vice-chairperson.
The fee additionally options two-time Olympic medal-winning shuttler PV Sindhu, former shot putter Om Prakash Karhana, Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan, London Olympics bronze-winning shooter Gagan Narang, rower Bajrang Lal, fencer Bhavani Devi, former ladies’s hockey captain Rani Rampal, and Tokyo Olympics silver-winning weightlifter Mirabai Chanu.
“I do not know why is it that each time I increase my voice for one thing, it’s misunderstood like this? Lot of my fellow athletes communicate their thoughts on so many points however no person will get misunderstood,” Mary Kom mentioned.
“I used to be put up in a foul resort once I went for the Nationwide Video games closing ceremony even if a greater resort was obtainable. If others could possibly be accommodated, why not me? That was the one query I requested,” she insisted.
“Subsequent factor I do know, persons are saying I’ve resigned. The place is the resignation? Has anybody seen it?” she requested.
Requested if she has had a phrase with IOA President P T Usha on this matter, Mary Kom mentioned, “I have not been in a position to join along with her as a result of my cellphone was misplaced. However I’ll communicate to her, I’ve good communication along with her.” One of the crucial adorned Indian athletes, Mary Kom has been on the athletes discussion board of the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) up to now and has a reasonably good expertise of the executive aspect of sports activities.
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