MC Mary Kom, India's first female boxer to win an Olympic medal, said on Wednesday that managing weight is the athlete's responsibility and no one can be blamed for it.

Vinesh Phogat caught everyone's attention during the recently concluded Paris Olympics 2024. With Antim Panghal slotted into her weight category, Vinesh dropped down to 50kg to qualify for Paris 2024.

Mary Kom is eager to engage with the national federation and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to better understand the reasons behind the team’s disappointing results.

Mary Kom, a six-time world champion boxer, emphasizes individual responsibility in weight management following Vinesh Phogat's Olympic disqualificatio

Olympic-medallist boxer MC Mary Kom, in light of Vinesh Phogat disqualification from Paris, stated that managing weight is the athlete's responsibility in weight-bound sports

No stranger to the physical toll of weight management during a competition, six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom Thursday waded into the debate surrounding wrestler Vinesh Phogat's Olympic heartbreak for being 100gm over, saying that to be within the prescribed limit is an individual responsibility.

Vinesh Phogat 's unfortunate disqualification from the Paris Olympics gripped the whole nation and till now varied opinions on the matter have emerged. From Saina Nehwal to Neeraj Chopra , many eminent names have paid heed to the subject and entering into the bracket is the London Olympics Bronze medalist Mary Kom .