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Vijender Singh Beniwal (born 29 October 1985) is an Indian professional boxer and politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.
4 days ago · The boxing events will begin with the preliminary rounds on July 27. Former Indian boxer and Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has pinned his hopes on the female boxers to bring home glory at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He felt that India's hopes for a boxing medal at the Paris Games will be in the hands of the female boxers.
Exactly 20 years ago, Vijender Singh went to his first Olympic Games in Athens with three other Indian boxers, Akhil Kumar (flyweight), Diwakar Prasad (bantamweight) and Jitender Kumar (light ...
Boxer Vijender Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Aug 18, 2022 · Indian boxer Vijender Singh defeated Eliasu Sulley of Ghana via knockout in the Jungle Rumble pro boxing fight at the Balbir Juneja Stadium in Raipur, Chattisgarh on Wednesday.
3 days ago · Olympic medalist Vijender Singh stressed the need for athletes to select their own personal coaches for global events, citing the Paris Olympics. Singh also noted the powerful impact of social ...
Aug 21, 2020 · Vijender Singh’s bronze medal in the middleweight category -- India's first Olympic medal in boxing-- proved to be the punch the sport needed in the nation. This was further boosted by Mary Kom and her performance four years later at the London 2012 Olympics.
Mar 15, 2021 · Indian boxer Vijender Singh will be back in pro-boxing action on March 19 atop the roof of the Majestic Pride Casino Ship docked on the Mandovi River in Goa. It is the first Las Vegas-style pro-boxing event to be held in India. Vijender Singh will face Russia's Artysh Lopsan.
Sep 3, 2022 · Vijender Singh: ‘Loss to Artysh Lopsan was a hit to my ego’ Last year, Vijender Singh was knocked out by a rookie after a year and a half of being inactive. Realising that he had prepared...
4 days ago · Boxer-turned-politician Vijender Singh feels India needs more heroes beyond cricket to inspire the future generations if the country wants to become a sports superpower by 2047. These heroes, he believes, will also drive a cultural change, encouraging more young Indians to pursue sports as a profession.
