Olympic medallist Mary Kom announces divorce, addresses rumours of external affairs | Off the field News

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NEW DELHI: Olympic medal-winning boxer Mary Kom on Wednesday formally confirmed her divorce from husband Karung Onkholer, popularly referred to as Onler.
The cut up was finalised by mutual consent on December 20, 2023, in the presence of each households and clan elders, below KOM customary regulation.
The boxing legend addressed the concern after a number of media shops started circulating false rumours about her private life.
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These included claims of her being in a relationship with Hitesh Choudhary, a enterprise companion and chairman of the Mary Kom Boxing Foundation, and allegations of involvement with one other boxer’s husband.

Taking to social media platform X (previously Twitter), Mary Kom shared a authorized discover issued on her behalf.
The discover made it clear that her divorce was amicable and finalized months in the past and he or she has moved on and doesn’t want to remark additional on her previous marriage.
Rumours about her relationship Hitesh Choudhary or anybody else are utterly baseless and false, as per the assertion.
The assertion additionally urged media platforms to respect her privateness and keep away from spreading misinformation.

It warned that failure to conform might result in authorized motion, together with defamation and violation of privateness legal guidelines.
Mary Kom additionally shared that the previous two years have been personally tough and appealed to her followers, mates, and the public to provide her the house she wants.
A press convention addressing this matter has already been held in Manipur, and the authorized discover serves as a proper and ultimate clarification.