'Magnificent' Mary Kom out of Commonwealth Games with knee injury

India's boxing queen Mary Kom will miss this year's Commonwealth Games after limping out of the ring in a trial event, but her coach on Monday said she will "make a comeback".

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 20, 2012 Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom warms up during a training session at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune, about 180 km (112 miles) from Mumbai on April 20, 2012, ahead of the 2012 Olympics which will be held in London. - Former world champion Mary Kom has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games later this year due to a knee injury. -- Photo: Punit Paranjpe / AFP

2022-06-13 14:03:26

India's boxing queen Mary Kom will miss this year's Commonwealth Games after limping out of the ring in a trial event, but her coach on Monday said she will "make a comeback".

The 39-year-old six-times world champion twisted her left knee at India's Commonwealth Games boxing trials at the weekend, meaning she will miss the Games beginning next month in Birmingham, England.

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