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Mary Kom questions protest rule at Worlds

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New Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom on Tuesday questioned the rationale behind the rule which did not allow her to lodge a protest after her semifinal loss in the recent World Championships.
“Our protest was not considered as it was a 1-4 verdict. I don’t know what this rule is, that you cannot file an appeal if it is 1-4,” Mary Kom said on the sidelines of a felicitation function by the Sports Ministry.
“If deserving winners are made to lose, it does not do any good to the sport,” said the 36-year-old who won her maiden 51kg medal, a bronze, in the just-concluded World Championships in Russia. After Mary Kom lost her semifinals bout 1-4 to Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey, India lodged a protest but it was turned down by the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) technical committee.
The rules mandate that the decision has to be either 3-2 or 3-1 for an appeal to be even accepted for consideration. Asked if there was any bias against her in the decision, she said, “Of course, there was something fishy but I don’t know what exactly is that.” “I was sad and shocked but I could not do anything,” said the brand ambassador of the AIBA. (PTI)

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