Having won Finland’s only medal at Rio Olympics, boxer Mira Potkonen has become a flag-bearer for conventional sports in a country where events like Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships and Wife Carrying World Championships are now the biggest rage. “People in Finland have a crazy mentality,” she blurts out as she attempts to answer why her countrymen are obsessed with …
The weight of expectations is enormous on Mary Kom but grabbing a sixth gold medal at the World Championships won’t be easy for the celebrated pugilist, says Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva. Everything more than 3 medals will be a bonus and great result for us.” Besides Mary Kom, Nieva expects good performances from some young Indian boxers …
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