MC Mary Kom's, five-time world champion, hopes of a 2nd successive Olympic appearance are all but over after she went down in the second round of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan
Mary Kom (51kg), who was a bronze-medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, lost 0-2 to Germany's Azize Nimani in the second round of an event from where only the semifinalists would make the cut for the upcoming Rio Games.
Outside chance to qualify
However, Mary has an outside chance to still qualify for Olympics. If China's Ren Cancan and Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu-ting, gold and bronze medallists respectively at the Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympics Qualification Tournament, finish with a medal at the World Championships.
"Right now she (Mary) has not qualified. The only possibility for her to qualify is if No. 1 (Ren Cancan) and No. 3 (Lin Yu-ting) from the Asia/Oceania Olympics tournament finish with a medal in Astana," says Nicolas Jomard, AIBA Senior Manager Corporate & Media Relations, AIBA.
Mary Kom (51kg), who was a bronze-medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, lost 0-2 to Germany's Azize Nimani in the second round of an event from where only the semifinalists would make the cut for the upcoming Rio Games.
Outside chance to qualify
However, Mary has an outside chance to still qualify for Olympics. If China's Ren Cancan and Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu-ting, gold and bronze medallists respectively at the Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympics Qualification Tournament, finish with a medal at the World Championships.
"Right now she (Mary) has not qualified. The only possibility for her to qualify is if No. 1 (Ren Cancan) and No. 3 (Lin Yu-ting) from the Asia/Oceania Olympics tournament finish with a medal in Astana," says Nicolas Jomard, AIBA Senior Manager Corporate & Media Relations, AIBA.
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