The momentum is certainly lost and an opportunity seems to have been missed’, said the poster boy of Indian boxing Vijender Singh as he lamented the sport’s rather poor growth despite the euphoria that was generated by his historic bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics.
Before leaving on Friday for the World Championship starting October 14 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Vijender said the buzz is certainly missing. The first Indian boxer to grab medals at the Olympics and the World Championship, the former middle-weight number one rued the ‘missed opportunities’. ‘It is true, the buzz is not there. When I went for the World Championship in 2009, Milan, there was so much enthusiasm. We all could feel how much we had gained at that time.
It is quite apparent now that the momentum has been lost,’ said the 27-year-old when asked what he thought of the situation Indian boxing is in right now. ‘I feel, it is a case of missed opportunities. Given the high we attained after Beijing, we should have been doing better,’ he added. Indian boxing is going through one of its toughest phases.
Before leaving on Friday for the World Championship starting October 14 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Vijender said the buzz is certainly missing. The first Indian boxer to grab medals at the Olympics and the World Championship, the former middle-weight number one rued the ‘missed opportunities’. ‘It is true, the buzz is not there. When I went for the World Championship in 2009, Milan, there was so much enthusiasm. We all could feel how much we had gained at that time.
It is quite apparent now that the momentum has been lost,’ said the 27-year-old when asked what he thought of the situation Indian boxing is in right now. ‘I feel, it is a case of missed opportunities. Given the high we attained after Beijing, we should have been doing better,’ he added. Indian boxing is going through one of its toughest phases.