Mary Kom lost to 3rd seed Ingrit Valencia of Colombia in Round of 16.
A 6-time world champion, Mary Kom has bowed out of Tokyo Olympics after losing to Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Victoria Valencia in women’s 51kg by 3:2 decision , on Thursday.
News agency ANI tweeted as: “#Olympics | Boxing, Women’s Flyweight (48-51kg) Preliminaries Round of 16: MC Mary Kom loses to Ingrit Valencia 3-2”
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Valencia won the primary round but Mary Kom staged a comeback within the second. The second round saw an identical turn of events. Mary Kom had tears in her eyes and a good smile on her face when the referee raised Valencia’s hand at the top .
“I don’t understand this rating system , how did she lose the primary round 1-4 when there was hardly anything separating these two. it's a disappointment but that’s luck i assume ,” national assistant coach and Mary Kom’s personal trainer Chhote Lal Yadav told PTI.
Post Mary Kom’s march, Social media has been witnessing an outpour of affection and support for her and therefore the netizens are appreciating her for her performance and determination.
Earlier, Mary Kom had beaten Valencia within the 2019 world championship quarterfinals.
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