new delhi mc mary kom remained combative long after winning the trial for olympic qualifiers on saturday slamming the controversy that preceded her showdown with nikhat zareenthe 36yearold sixtime world champion prevailed 91 over the 23yearold former junior world champion and at the end of it all there was no customary handshake and the senior pro also rebuffed an attempted hug from her younger rivali dont like this you drag my name into an unnecessary controversy and then you try to posture yes i didnt hug her whats the big deal i did not start this i never said i will not fight you in a trial then why did you drag my name mary kom told pti referring to zareens open letter to sports minister kiren rijiju specifically demanding a trial bout against the manipuri legendi am also a human being i also get irritated cant i get angry when my credentials are questioned like this and this wasnt the first time it has happened so many times with me despite the fact that no other indian boxer has achieved what i have achieved she added referring to past selection controversies in which she has been challenged without much success by the likes of former commonwealth games bronzewinner pinki jangraperform and take my spot who is stopping you but dont talk big without that if you do that i will hit back why was this made a media trial about me she fumedthe controversy first erupted when boxing federation of india president ajay singh after the world championships stated that mary koms bronze was good enough for her to get an exemption from trials despite a laid down selection policy which offered direct berths in olympic qualifiers to only the gold and silverwinnersdid i make that announcement whose fault was it was it mine i didnt even know about it i was told and it surprised me because mentally i was prepared for a trial at that time she assertedonce the trial was announced did i say i wont come then why was my name taken time and again she askedthe multipletime asian goldmedallist who was given the moniker magnificent mary by the international boxing association aiba also responded to questions on her refusal to appear for trials ahead of the world championships in october she was picked on the basis of her international performances which included gold medals in india open may and the presidents cup in indonesia julyi was told by the two high performance directors santiago nieva and raffaele bergamasco that the selection would be done on the basis of our performances i asked for an exemption based on that you ask them i didnt make that policy she saidif they are not consistent with the policy it is not my fault will that also be held against me she askedquestions finally shifted to her plans going forward and her mood changed for the betteri will give my best wherever i compete if i get a