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MC Mary Kom named ambassador for Women's World Championships

| | Apr 15, 2016, at 02:16 am
London, Apr 14 (IBNS): Indian boxing icon MC Mary Kom has been named as one of the brand ambassadors of the upcoming World Championships by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Kazakhstan capital of Astana is all set to host more than 300 of the world’s top female boxers for the AIBA Women’s World Championships from  May 19-27.

" With ten gold medals at stake, this year’s tournament also has twelve Rio 2016 quota places available and offers one last glimpse at who could become Olympic legends," read the AIBA website.

AIBA has appointed eight ambassadors  for the event.

"Representing the boxers are Nicola Adams of Great Britain, Team USA’s light flyweight Marlen Esparza, MC Mary Kom of India, Adriana Arauja from host country of this year’s Olympic Games Brazil, Bulgaria’s Stanimira Petrova and Morocco’s Khadija Mardi, while the female officials are Algerian Kheira Siki Yakoub and Canada’s Jennifer Huggins," read the website.
 

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