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The report formulated by PUMA India and analytics firm Nielsen Sports reveals that the lack of inspiration to pursue sport and fitness as a lifestyle was attributed to a lack of time by the respondents. Both kids and adults listed this as the primary barrier to participating in sports and physical activities, followed by other challenges such as lack of facilities and high cost.

Ajay Singh, President, Boxing Federation of India said, "We are delighted to welcome Mahindra Automotive as our lead sponsor. BFI and Mahindra share a common vision of women empowerment through sport and I am happy to see them as our partner in this mission."

"I don't want to retire at all, because of the age limit I've been not able to play. I want to make a comeback, I have got that guts. So many people love and support me. Why I shouldn't make a comeback, I will make a comeback," star boxer MC Mary Kom told reporters as she launched the PUMA Race Day Tee here on Friday ahead of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon.

During a conversation laced with banter, Chhetri quoted a line from one of the songs from the Big B's hit film 'Mr Natwarlal': "Mar gaya? Lekin aap to zinda ho?" To this, Bachchan responded by saying: "Yeh jeena bhi koi jeena hai lallu?" Chhetri also showed some of his football tricks. Then, the two celebrity guests had to answer a question, which they did and won Rs 12.5 lakh. The question was: "People who work and live near which forest worship Bonbibi, a goddess who they believe protects them from tigers?"

Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom has decided against participating in the trials for the upcoming IBA Elite Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2022 Asian Games, scheduled to start on Monday. However, the senior boxer added on Sunday that she will now focus on her preparations for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Indian boxing star had brought the limelight on women athletes in India for the past decade. "We miss you in Parliament," said the Prime Minister. To which the Rajya Sabha MP replied, "I could not attend due to practice." Mary Kom then apologised for not winning a medal at the Tokyo Games. However, the Prime Minister said, "Wins and losses are part of life.

"Surprising...can anyone explain what will be a ring dress. I was ask (sic) to change my ring dress just a minute before my pre qtr bout can anyone explain," she claimed in a Tweet, tagging the office of Indian Prime Minister (@PMOIndia), Sports Minister Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) and his predecessor Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Mary Kom, a 38-year-old mother from Manipur who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics, went down fighting to No.3 seed Ingrit Valencia of Colombia by a 3:2 split verdict. That brought to an end a glittering career that started at the turn of the century when Mary Kom, who took up boxing after being inspired by 1998 Bangkok Asian Games gold medalist Dingko Singh.

The 38-year-old Mary Kom, who had beaten the Colombian opponent in the quarter-finals of the World Championships 5:0 in 2019, lost the first round as Ingrit was quick to take advantage. The Colombian 32-year-old, who won bronze at the Rio Olympic Games, took 10 points each from four of the five judges unlike the Indian 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, who could earn 10 from only one judge.

It has been 21 years since Mary appeared first at the national boxing championships in 2000. In all these years, the world has changed big time, thanks to the internet boom, social media overdose and phones becoming smart. But Mary, now a veteran, is showing no signs of hanging up her gloves.