Mary Kom Says, "I Still Have The Age, I Can Play Till 40"

Mary Kom Olympics: Boxing Champion Mary Kom said that she would continue to play till her 40 when she came back from the Olympics after winning no medals.

Mary Kom said to a reporter after coming back from the Olympics on being asked about will she keep playing, "Yes, yes. Why not? I still have the age. Challis tak khel sakti hu (I can play till 40)."

#WATCH | Yes, yes. Why not? I still have the age. I can play till 40: Boxer Mary Kom when asked about making a comeback pic.twitter.com/UHbqiHlIBP

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Netizens responded to the video and discussed how Kom has made the country proud and whether she should play ahead or not. A Twitterati wrote, "Nation is with you. We are proud of you! Jai Hind"

Mary Kom Olympics 2020 Last Bout:

In an interview taken on Friday, Kom said she wanted to win a medal for India. She said that she believed in the ring that she had won and for 10 minutes after that also it never struck her that she had lost the match. She added that she had missed the announcement that was made in the ring because in her mind she had won and had raised her hands.

She later added, "Later, when I was in the doping room my coach told me ‘you were the winner, don’t be sad’, and I was still not able to understand why he was saying this. It was only after I got a mobile notification from Kiren Rijiju that is when I realised that I had actually lost the fight and I could not control myself emotionally. And the rules now are such that we cannot challenge the decision or review the fight."

Mary Kom is a world champion in boxing. After her loss, she also slammed the IOC Boxing Task Force for poor judgement which cost her the bout against Columbian Boxer Ingrit Valencia. Yet after the decision, the 38-year-old raised her hand up in the air to the judges with a big smile on her face.