Nikhat Zareen writes to Rijiju for trails bout against Mary Kom

New Delhi [India]: Boxer Nikhat Zareen on Thursday wrote a letter to the Sports Ministry asking the body to give her a “fair” chance to contest the qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. She also stated that rules were bent to give Mary Kom a direct entry into the global games.
According to the report published in Times of India , she demanded a trail bout against Mary Kom.
Boxing Federation of India Zareen, in her letter, stated that the Boxing Federation of India’s rule of exempting gold and silver medallists from the World Cup was being changed to accommodate pugilist Mary Kom who won a bronze in the tournament.
The 23-year-old said if 23-time gold medallist Michael Phelps had to requalify every time for the Olympics, then rest of the sportspersons must do the same.
Zareen released the statement on Twitter and captioned the post as, “All I want is a fair chance. If I’m not given the opportunity to compete what am I training for. Sports is about FairPlay & I don’t want to lose faith in my country.Jai Hind @KirenRijiju @RijijuOffice #AjaySingh @Media_SAI @DGSAI @BFI_official @kishanreddybjp @PMOIndia #TopsAthlete”.
All I want is a fair chance.If I’m not given the opporunity to compete what am I training for. Sports is about FairPlay & I dont want to loose faith in my country.Jai Hind @KirenRijiju @RijijuOffice #AjaySingh @Media_SAI @DGSAI @BFI_official @kishanreddybjp @PMOIndia #TopsAthlete pic.twitter.com/t1ie62tMJy — Nikhat Zareen (@nikhat_zareen) October 17, 2019 Zareen started off by mentioning her victory at the Thailand Open and also highlighted that she was invited to take part in the trials for Women’s World Boxing Championships, but the event was cancelled at the last moment and Mary Kom was selected for the Championships.