Will Vijender Singh create history at CWG 2010?

As the countdown begins on the Commonwealth Games 2010, everyone one is in high spirit as to who are lined up for medals. Do not be taken aback by the word boxer. In fact you should be first person to know this ravishing youth icon Vijender Singh. He is one of the only two who won a Bronze medal in Beijing Olympic 2008.

Brief profiles:

Date of Birth: Oct 29, 1985
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Weight: 75 kg
Affiliations: Sports Authority of India Boxing Centre/Bhiwani Boxing Club
Sport: Boxing
Rank: 1 (AIBA)
Coach: Jagdish Singh

Achievements:



Awards:

Padma Shri Award  2010.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2009.

Early Life

The present ambassador of Commonwealth Games comes from a humble family in Haryana with father as a bus driver and mother as housewife.

Vijender grew up amidst relative hardship. He was inspired by his younger brother Manoj, who was a boxer and is now serving the Indian Army.

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1985–2003: Career

Vijender boxed recreationally in his childhood and went to the Bhiwani Sports Authority of India center for boxing practice, where coach Jagdish Singh picked his talent and trained him there after. He won medals in junior national competitions after which he was selected to visit several countries like Cuba for further training and competitions.

Commonwealth Games 2006

In 2006 Commonwealth Games, he defeated England's Neil Perkins in the semis, where he was awarded with a bronze medal.

He went up a step higher and competed in the Middleweight (-75 kg) division at the 2006 Asian Games winning the bronze medal. It was at this time that made him qualified for 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Beijing Olympics 2008

Vijender had a great start at the 2008 Summer Olympics defeating opponents that mad him reach Middleweight Boxing Quarterfinals. There he was guaranteed with a medal, the first ever Olympic medal for an Indian boxer. His boxing style, hooks and uppercut are compared by the media with style of actor Sylvester Stallone as the character Rocky Balboa in the Rocky film series.

In Media

After his Olympics win, Vijender emerged into the eyes of media as the medalist took part in Ramp Shows. Vijender also appeared in Salman Khan’s Game show 10 ka dum with Mallika Sherawat. Other appearances include the fourth season of the Indian dance reality show Nach Baliye with actor Bipasha Basu.

Vijender is appraised for bringing the sport of boxing back into the limelight in India. His rise to the top rank of the boxing world has been an inspiration for the younger generation and has brought more aspirants and followers to the sport.

His consistent performance makes him one of the brightest medal-winning prospects for India in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Have a blast with him on the day of his defensive performance by supporting him to the brim.

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