New Delhi: Veteran Indian boxer M C Mary Kom was on Friday forced to withdraw midway through her Commonwealth Games (CWG) 48kg trials after sustaining a leg injury.

The six-time world champion injured herself in the first round of the semifinals at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium here.

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Haryana's Nitu thus advanced to the final.

The 2018 gold medallist Mary fell down in the first round of the bout. The 39-year-old tried to keep going but after a couple of punches struggled to keep balance as she clutched her left leg.

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She had to be carried out of the ring with the referee announcing a win for Nitu by Referee Stops the Contest. She has been taken to the hospital for scans.

Mary Kom, the most decorated Indian boxer, had given the World Championships and Asian Games a miss to concentrate on the CWG, which is to be held in Birmingham next month.

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