Mary Kom furious after being forced to change vest minutes before Last-16 bout

Mary Kom. Pic/AFP

The absence of their own and the country's name on some Indian boxers' vests in the Olympics has caused a furore after the legendary MC Mary Kom alleged that she was forced to change minutes before her Last-16 bout without proper explanation from the organisers.

Mary Kom on Thursday and Lovlina Borgohain on Friday fought in uniforms which neither featured their names nor their countries on their vests."It was a bit unsettling that they asked me to change my uniform just five minutes before the bout. In fact, at that time my name had been announced. It was deliberate action to disturb me," Mary Kom told PTI, still agitated about the 2-3 loss.

Indian Boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva explained: "The boxers are allowed to wear their last names or the given name on vest, so if it was just Kom at the back, there would not have been a problem or just Mangte would have been fine too." The IOC rules state that "the athlete's name may be included on the back of the vest" and the national flag "only in one area."

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