NEW DELHI: Olympic-bound girls fighter MC Mary Kom will bypass a brief training stint at Assisi, Italy, which begins on Monday, and will rather continue to train at Pune, ” said a federal boxing trainer.
“Because of personal motives Mary Kom has chosen to train in the home and bypass the trip,” said a senior officer of the Boxing Federation of India.
A trainer stated that Mary Kom would remain to train from Pune.
“Elite boxers who’ve qualified for the Olympics will depart for Italy early Saturday to get a 3 weeks vulnerability tour in preparation for the Olympics.
However, Mary Kom will bypass the trip,” a trainer told IANS.
“She will continue to train in the Army’s Sports Institute at Pune.
However, another 3 girls boxers Simranjeet, Lovlina and Pooja, who’ve qualified for the Olympics, are opting for European vulnerability tour.
We expect to gain from the Italian excursion because there are good sparring partners in the boxing instruction centre in Assisi,” stated a boxing trainer with the women’s camp.
Nine Indian fighters, for example women, have attained quota areas for its July 23-August 8 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The 2012 London Olympic Games bronze medallist, Mary Kom (51kg)along with a six-time world winner, Simranjeet Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69 kg) and Pooja Rani (75 kg) have characterized in the women’s class.
Amit Panghal (52 lb ), Manish Kaushik (63 kg), Vikas Krishan (69kg) Ashish Kumar (75 kg) and Satish Kumar (91 kg) would be the male fighters that will compete at the Olympic Games.
Last month Indian American boxing team won 15 awards, including two gold, in the Boxing Championships at Dubai.
Mary Kom to Bypass Italian Coaching stint due to Private reasons
