World Boxing Championships: Mary Kom loses to Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey
Champion boxer Mary Kom had to settle for bronze after losing to Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey in the World Women’s Boxing Championship semi-final on Saturday. India appealed against the referee's decision but was turned down. The Turkish boxer is also the European Championship and European Games Gold medalist. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1182915645358235649 Mary Kom won the gold at the last World Championship held in New Delhi. She bagged six gold medals and was eyeing the 7th at the boxing world championships. Meanwhile, Mary Kom communicated her dissatisfaction with the decision on Twitter. She shared the video of the match, tagging Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju and PMO India. Her tweet reads, “How and why. Let the world know how right and wrong the decision is…” https://twitter.com/MangteC/status/1182895955294638080?s=20 Now, Busenaz Cakiroglu will take on Russia's Liliya Aetbaeva in the final on Sunday. India’s Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Jamuna Boro (54kg) and Manju Rani (48kg) are in the line-up for the semi-finals later on Saturday. https://youtu.be/fwQHKJYvZTo -PTC News
