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Mary Kom withdraws from Commonwealth Games trials after sustaining leg injury

MC Mary Kom was on Friday forced to withdraw midway through her Commonwealth Games 48kg trial after sustaining a leg injury.

Published: 10th June 2022 04:55 PM  |   Last Updated: 10th June 2022 05:03 PM   |  A+A A-

Indian boxer Mary Kom reacts after getting injured during her match at the Elite Women CWG Trials 2022, at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.

Indian boxer Mary Kom reacts after getting injured during her match at the Elite Women CWG Trials 2022, at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)

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NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian boxer MC Mary Kom was on Friday forced to withdraw midway through her Commonwealth Games 48kg trial after sustaining a leg injury.

The six-time world champion injured herself in the first round of the 48kg semifinals.

Haryana's Nitu thus advanced to the finals of the CWG trials at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium here.

The 2018 gold medallist, Mary, fell down in the first round of the bout.

The 39-year-old tried to keep going but after a couple of punches struggled to keep balance as she clutched her left leg.

She had to be carried out of the ring with referee announcing a win for Nitu by Referee Stops the Contest (RSCI).

She has been taken to the hospital for scans.

The most decorated Indian boxer had given the World Championships and Asian Games a miss to concentrate on the CWG, which is to be held in Birmingham next month.

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