Boxing legend Mary Kom on Friday stepped down as India’s chef-de-mission for the Olympics 2024 in Paris, France, citing personal reasons, according to a report from PTI.

Mary Kom, a bronze medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics, said that she was feeling embarrassed to step down from the role but was “left with no choice”.

The boxer was appointed as the chef-de-mission in March this year by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) feeling that she was a natural choice to guide and mentor the athletes at the event in Paris. She was set to have luger Shiva Keshavan working as her deputy.

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The Padma Vibhushan awardee informed the IOA president, PT Usha, the Union Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) of her decision via an email on Friday. It wasn’t immediately known her resignation was accepted, Indian Express reported.

The Olympics 2024 are set to begin on July 26 in Paris. Sharath Kamal will serve as the flag-bearer for India at the Olympics this year.

Chef-de-mission is the most important administrative member of a contingent for a multi-discipline event. Mary Kom’s role as the chef-de-mission was to essentially be the head of the national team at the Olympic Games. Kom was supposed to serve as the team leader and representative, responsible for coordinating and managing all aspects of their country’s participation in the Games.

This includes overseeing logistics, coordinating travel arrangements, liaising with the host country’s Olympic organising committee, ensuring compliance with Olympic rules and regulations, handling any issues or disputes that may arise, and providing support and guidance to athletes and team officials throughout the Games. The chef-de-mission play a crucial role in ensuring that their country’s athletes have the best possible environment to compete and succeed in the Olympics.

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Mary competed at the Tokyo Olympics, where she lost in the round of 16. The 41-year-old isn’t eligible in Olympic-style boxing any longer because of the rules that bar anyone aged 40 and above from competing.