Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom has resigned as the national observer for Indian boxing. Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had recently made it clear that active sportspersons will not be considered for the position.
Mary Kom said today that she resigned as national observer 10 days ago after having a word with the Minister.
She said that she had been requested to take up the position, and it was not something she had asked for.
Mary Kom claimed her fifth Asian Championships gold medal last month.The 35-year-old Olympic bronze-medallist was among 12 national observers appointed in March.
The list also includes Olympic-gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra, double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar and former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Akhil Kumar, among others.
Of these, Sushil and Mary Kom are still active in their respective sports.
Akhil, on the other hand, is no longer a part of the national camp after giving up amateur boxing.
Mary Kom is a Rajya Sabha MP and is in contention for the Commonwealth and Asian Games next year.
