Olympics: Boxer Nick Okoth breaks silence after loss to Mongolia’s Erdenebatyn

Mongolia's Tsendbaatar Erdenbat, left, exchanges punches with Kenya's Nicholas Okong'o Okoth during their men's featherweight 57-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

Boxer Nick Okoth’s search for an elusive Olympic medal ended at the first stage in Tokyo on Saturday, with the 39-year-old confirming that Tokyo 2020 was his final step in the chase for the medal.

The national boxing team captain, who is better known as Commander by his peers in boxing, said that at his age it will be very difficult to expect him to be in the ring in the next three years when the Olympic Games are next held in Paris in 2024.