Mary Kom enters semi-finals of Rio Olympics Test event

Competing for the first time in over a year, Olympic bronze medallist M. C. Mary Kom (51kg) assured herself and India of at least a bronze medal by advancing to the semi-finals of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) Olympic Test event.

M. C. Mary Kom will face Virginia Fuchs in the semi-final bout tomorrow.

Competing for the first time in over a year, Olympic bronze medallist M. C. Mary Kom (51kg) assured herself and India of at least a bronze medal by advancing to the semi-finals of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) Olympic Test event here today.

The Indian defeated Venezuela’s Karlha Magliocco 3-0 in the quarterfinal bout of the event, where boxers have been individually invited by the world body and the Rio Olympics organising committee. Mary Kom, 33, will next be up against Virginia Fuchs in the semi-final bout tomorrow.

The five-time world champion had been laid low by a shoulder injury which forced her to skip last year’s World Championships.

Among the men, Rohit Tokas (60kg) bowed out of the competition after losing 0-3 to Venezuela’s Luis Cabrera in his opening bout. The Indian team for the ongoing Test event also includes 2010 Commonwealth Games gold—medallist Manoj Kumar and World Championships quarterfinalist Satish Kumar among others.