Source: Hueiyen News Service
Mumbai, February 26 2009:
In its quest to facilitate the entry of women's boxing in the next Olympic Games at London, the world governing body for the sport, AIBA, has
roped in India's four-time woman world champion MC Mary Kom as one of its three Brand Ambassadors.
"Mary Kom, along with a woman boxer each from the US and Sweden, has been appointed as AIBA's Brand Ambassador to try and facilitate entry of women's boxing in the 2012 Olympic Games," AIBA's Asian vice-president Kishen Narsi said on Thursday.
Narsi, a veteran ring official who has officiated as referee/judge in
virtually every Olympics and world championships for over two decades, said AIBA intends to hold competitions in five weight classes for
women in London once the sport is introduced.
"We are even prepared to sacrifice some men boxers if this helps women boxing gain entry at
the London Games.