Olympic bronze medalist and six times World champion boxer M.C. Mary Kom on Friday stepped down as the Chef-de-Mission for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics citing “personal reasons”. A replacement is expected to be named by the IOA soon.
Thanking the Indian Olympic Association for placing its faith in her, Mary admitted it was embarrassing but was left with no choice.
“I consider it an honour to serve my country in every way possible and I was mentally prepared for it. However, I regret that I will not be able to uphold the prestigious responsibility and would like to resign, owing to personal reasons. It is embarrassing to retreat from a commitment, which I seldom do, but I am left with no choice,” Mary wrote in her letter to IOA president P.T. Usha.
