Guwahati: The six-time world champion, Mary Kom slammed the Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra as the later backed Nikhat Zareen for a trial bout against Mary Kom for next year’s Tokyo qualifiers.
The world champion slammed the shooter by saying, it is not his business to interfere.
Bindra supported Zareen’s demand for a trial bout against the six-time world champion before India’s squad for next year’s Olympic Qualifiers is decided.
That did not go well with Mary Kom, who is also an Olympic bronze medallist.
On Saturday she stated that “Bindra is an Olympic gold medallist but I too have multiple golds at World Championships. This is not his business, to involve in boxing, to interfere. I don't talk about shooting, so it is better for him to stay quiet on boxing. He doesn't know the exact rules of boxing."
Bindra’s stand comes after the former junior world champion boxer wrote to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, demanding a “fair chance” to make it to the team for the Olympic qualifiers to be held in February next year.
According to reports, the Boxing Federation of India decided to send Mary for the Olympic qualifiers in China, shifting away from the previous decision to give a direct entry only to the gold and silver winners.
It may be mentioned that Zareen had earlier lost her bout against Mary at the semi-final of India Open in May this year.