Giving the example of badminton, the 36-year-old and six-time world champion Kom said, “Other games don’t have trials. Have Saina Nehwal and P.V. SIndhu ever given trials? Sometimes it feels very strange to keep giving these trials.”

When Kom was selected, former world junior champion and another gem of the sport Zareen, who shares the same weight category of 51 kg as Kom, meanwhile, was ready for her trial on Tuesday but at the last moment was denied a trial bout.

The legendary MC Mary Kom has been named brand ambassador of the 10th edition of the Women’s World Championship in New Delhi. She will lead the Indian contingent for the 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships at the IG Stadium’s K.D. Jhadav Hall slated to be held between November 15 and 24. Kom, an Olympic bronze medallist […]