Vijender says male boxers need more competitions
His path-breaking performances lifted Indian boxing to unprecedented highs but Vijender Singh is worried about what the future holds for the country’s male pugilists, who are “not getting enough competitions” while dealing with a selection system that promotes sycophancy.
In an exclusive interview to PTI, India’s first Olympic medallist in boxing, the only one with three consecutive Commonwealth Games medals and two Asian Games medals also said that at this point, the women boxers are outperforming men and are brighter medal prospects for the 2028 Olympics.
“...whether it’s Sakshi (Chaudhary), or Preeti (Pawar), they are doing extremely fine, and they are in nice form. The boys they are doing also good, but overall, I can say that girls will do well in the Commonwealth Games,” he said, referring to the two strong medal contenders in the CWG squad. “Asian Games, it’s going to be tough, especially for boys. Par ladkiyan hamari jeet jayengi, ladkiyon se mujhe bohot umeedein hain (Our girls will win, they will perform well, I have high hopes from them).
