said the entire boxing contingent welcomed the asian championship as this was the only opportunity to not only compete but also assess ourselves i had started to train optimise and regain my agility stamina as well as optimum fitness and this tournament came at the right time my coaches and support staff have chalked out a plan to continue working hard and i will join the camp a day later and start my training every championship i take part irrespective of the results there are takeaways and this was no different coming here it was also interesting to gauge the extent of preparations of other olympicqualified boxersmary kom has been a top athlete for a long time now but it still impresses one and all as to how she manages to contest every bout with the same passion and determinationtalking about her motivation the pugilist said we were never prepared for this invisible threat and like everyone else it was surely not easy to deal with it our training sessions were disrupted and tournaments were scrapped it was and continues to be an uncertain period which has prevailed for too long we have been confined at home regular camps could not be conducted and training at home while juggling with family was surely not what we are used towe managed to do what was best possible in those circumstances but i am glad that ahead of the tournament i could join the army sports institute in pune where i started to spar after a long time it was quite helpful and helped me to be matchready even in such a short time she addedlastly mary kom also spoke about how the covid19 pandemic affected her preparation before the asian championships and she also shed light on how biobubbles can be mentally taxing but players need to adapt as it is the new normto be honest there is only one thing that keeps me going and that is my love for boxing it may have been years since i am boxing but my love for it has not fainted my passion towards the individual sport is surely the biggest one and the constant encouragement and love that my family gives makes me stronger and keeps me motivated to achieve more i could not emphasise enough on how my personal coach chhote lal yadav has been my constant pill of inspiration i have always cherished the small milestones in life which build the hunger to get more and i hope i can fulfil my dream of winning a gold medal at the olympics said the 38yearoldwe have been training ourselves in biobubble since the first lockdown was announced so i am now used to it we need to be cautious as we are aware about its consequences keeping the current situation into consideration we need to be patient and should be adaptive our aim is to stay fit and stay matchready and that is all i am focusing on i have grown