Boxer Mary Kom said - I did not retire:

I was misrepresented; Earlier there were news of saying goodbye to boxing

11 Month ago

Six-time world champion and 2012 Olympic medalist Mangate Chungneijang Mary Kom has clarified in an interview with NDTV that she is on the verge of retirement. However, he has not yet announced his retirement. Earlier, news agency ANI reported that Mary Kom announced her retirement from boxing on Wednesday. According to ANI, Mary Kom announced her retirement during an event. Mary Kom, meanwhile, made it clear that she is still keen to compete, but has had to retire due to age-related rules. Let us tell you that according to the rules of the International Boxing Association (IBA), male and female boxers are allowed to play in certain level tournaments only up to the age of 40 years.

However, while talking to NDTV, Mary Kom clarified the statement made at the event and said, 'My words have been misrepresented. I am on the verge of retirement. I have not retired.'

My statement misrepresented
London Olympics 2012 bronze medalist Mary Kom has released a statement on the matter saying, 'My friends in the media, I have not yet announced my retirement and my statement has been tampered with. Whenever I have to announce retirement, I will. I have seen some media reports saying that I have said goodbye to the game which is not true.'

She further said, 'I was participating in a school function in Dibrugarh on January 24 where I was cheering the children. I said that I still have the hunger to reach new heights in sports but there is an age limit in the Olympics. Due to which I will not be able to participate in this situation. However, I can continue my sport and focus on fitness

According to ANI, Mary Kom said during the event, 'I am still hungry to play but unfortunately due to age limit I cannot participate in any competition. I want to play more but I am forced to retire due to age limit. I have to retire.'

Mary Kom has turned 41 years old. He won a bronze medal for India at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She has also been a 6-time world champion. Mary Kom is the only female boxer to do so. Apart from this, he is also the only player to win the Asian Championship 5 times.

Mary Kom's career is coming

Started at 18: Mary Kom began her boxing career at the age of 18 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Where he impressed everyone with his clear boxing technique and made it to the finals of the 48 KG category. She was left behind in the files but managed to make a place in people's hearts.
Took a break after birth of twins: Mary Kom became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's Boxing World Championship. He won the World Championship title in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010. After winning the 2008 title, Marie went on hiatus after giving birth to her twins.
Won bronze medal in 2012 London Olympics: Mary Kom won bronze medal in 51KG category in 2012 London Olympics. After this, Mary gave birth to a third child and went on a break once again. In 2018, she won her sixth title at the World Championships in Delhi, where she won 5–0 over Ukraine's Hannah Okhota.

At times surrounded by controversies
The veteran boxer has been surrounded by controversies many times during his career. Be it the Olympic trials controversy with Nikhat Zareen or the name printing controversy on the jersey. She also got into trouble many times because of her statements. More controversies related to Mary Kom

Protest against the referee's decision at the Tokyo Olympics She lost 2–3 to a Colombian boxer in a pre-quarterfinal match at the Tokyo Olympics. First he accepted everyone's greetings in the ring, then shortly after, through a social media post, he accused the match referees of wrong decisions. There was a controversy about this.
Mary Kom said after the Games pre-quarterfinal match that the organizers asked her to change her dress, with her name printed on the jersey . Later, Indian Boxing's High Performance Director, Santiago Niwa explained the real reason behind the controversy. He explained that according to International Olympic Committee rules, boxers are allowed to use their surname or given name on their uniforms. In such a situation, if he had a 'kom' on his back, there would be no problem or even just a 'mangate' would be fine. She was not allowed to wear clothes that said Mary Kom. Same thing happened with Lovelyna.
Trial controversy with Nikhat Zareen Before the Olympics, Mary Kom had a fight with Nikhat Zareen over the trial controversy. In fact, Nikhat was demanding a trial to go to the Olympics, while Mary was refusing it.

A film has been made on Mary Kom, starring Priyanka Chopra,
a biopic of Mary Kom was released in 2014. In which Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra played her role. The film was a box-office success, but Mary Kom said that a biopic on her life should be full of encounters and strategy rather than drama.