Mary Spencer no longer controls her own Olympic destiny. The Windsor, Ont., boxer continues to wait to learn her fate afterlosing her opening bout at the World Championships in China lastweek. Only one spot remains in the 75-kilogram weight class in women'sboxing at the 2012 London Olympic Games. It will go to a wild cardboxer from the Americas. 'We continue to train for the Olympics.' Boxer Mary Spencer "I can t say I m favoured to get it. I don't want to geteveryone's hopes up. But my hopes are up," Spencer told CBC's TonyDoucette on The Early Shift in her first interview since returning from China. "I just wait.And in the meantime, we continue to train for the Olympics." Spencer, a three-time world champion, was defeated by Sweden's AnnaRosalie Laurell at the World Championships. It cost Spencer anautomatic qualification for the Games. "The toughest part for me was watching the final; watching thisfight thinking, 'I should be there collecting my gold medal,'"Spencer said. Spencer now hopes to be awarded a wild-card spot by theInternational Olympic Committee's Tripartite Commission. "It s usually done in the ring, and I prove myself that way," shesaid of qualifying. "There s nothing you can do about it. You haveto move on and find the positives in any situation." Spencer said a hectic and high-profile 2012 schedule forced her togamble with which tournaments were most important to win. She wonthe Canadian championship in January and wanted to peak again forthe Olympics later in the year. "It's hard to peak three times in one year," she said. That's why she said she "wasn't bawling like the rest of the girlsat the World Championships." "If I lost that fight, there s a reason for it. I don t want tomake any excuses. I lost. She fought well that night," Spencersaid. "My goal was always to win the Olympics, not the WorldChampionships. In my mind, I m going to qualify. "I'm not [nervous], but I'm sure my mom is." Spencer said she expects to hear one way or another in early June. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Giant Advertising Balloon Manufacturer , China Printed Helium Balloons, and more. For more , please visit Inflatable Lighting Balloon today!
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