Olympic medallist Mary Kom kicked off the Friends of Tribal Society's solo marathon run in Kolkata on January 8 by waving off the inaugural flag. She expressed her best wishes to all the participants taking part in the IBA Women's World Championship 2023 after the flag-off ceremony and informed ANI that she will be unable to compete in the competition taking place in New Delhi from March 15 to 31st due an injury.

“I will not be able to participate in IBA Women's World Championship 2023 due to injury. I am trying to recover soon. I hope we can get more champions from this championship. I wish all the best to the participants,” said Mary Kom.