New Delhi, December 09 2008: "THE INTERNATIONAL Boxing Association (AIBA) has filed an application to the IOC for the inclusion of women's boxing into the 2012 Olympic Games.

A decision on this application will be made at the end of 2009," said AIBA PR & Communications, Richard Baker.

Earlier, it was reported that women's boxing is not going to be part of the Olympic programme and if the discipline is bestowed the honour, it would only be in 2016.Mary would be 33 years old then.

MC Mary Kom had re-asserted her status as the world's most successful woman boxer by clinching an unprecedented fourth successive gold medal at the fifth AIBA World Championships on 29 November 2008 .

The Manipuri boxer had remained away from the ring for two years to take care of her twin babies after completing a hat-trick of World Championship golds in New Delhi.

The pint-sized pugilist returned to don the gloves this year at the Asian Championships in September where she failed to retain her gold and settled for a silver.

She claimed the National title earlier this month before leaving for the World Championship to achieve the spectacular feat.

If the Intgernational Olympic Committee decides to include women boxing in the 2012 Olympic, there are high chances for MC Mary Kom, the fourth time World Champion to don the world of Olympic and win a gold.

Comment