Who has been resigned as the national observer for Indian boxing?
Q. Who has been resigned as the national observer for Indian boxing?
Answer: M C Mary Kom
Notes: Wrestler Sushil Kumar and Boxer M C Mary C. Kom have submitted their resignation as National Sports Observers. As both the top athletes are still active in their respective fields, wrestling(Men) and Boxing (Women). This decision came after Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore made it clear that active sportspersons will not be considered for the position. Both are among 12 national observers appointed in March 2017. The list also includes Olympic-gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra, double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar and former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Akhil Kumar, among others.  The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has recently accepted their resignations as National Sports observers.

 

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