<p class="title">Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom was today named ambassador of the AIBA Women's Youth World Championships to be held in Guwahati from November 19 to 26.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Besides five world titles, Mary Kom also has an Olympic bronze medal to her credit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is an honour to have been chosen as Ambassador for the 2017 Women's Youth World Championships and be a part of the prestigious competition with it held in India for the first time," the 34-year-old Manipuri, who is currently in Vietnam for the Asian Championships, was quoted as saying by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The standard of boxing these young women are producing has never been higher, and with gender equality a priority for AIBA and the IOC, there has never been more opportunities for women to take up the sport and compete on the biggest stage," she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Boxing Pavilion at the Nabin Chandra Bordoloi A.C Indoor Hall in Guwahati, north-eastern India, will be the venue for the week-long competition.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In October, the city hosted matches during the FIFA U-17 World Cup. </p>
<p class="title">Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom was today named ambassador of the AIBA Women's Youth World Championships to be held in Guwahati from November 19 to 26.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Besides five world titles, Mary Kom also has an Olympic bronze medal to her credit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is an honour to have been chosen as Ambassador for the 2017 Women's Youth World Championships and be a part of the prestigious competition with it held in India for the first time," the 34-year-old Manipuri, who is currently in Vietnam for the Asian Championships, was quoted as saying by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The standard of boxing these young women are producing has never been higher, and with gender equality a priority for AIBA and the IOC, there has never been more opportunities for women to take up the sport and compete on the biggest stage," she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Boxing Pavilion at the Nabin Chandra Bordoloi A.C Indoor Hall in Guwahati, north-eastern India, will be the venue for the week-long competition.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In October, the city hosted matches during the FIFA U-17 World Cup. </p>