So far, Abhinav Bindra remains the only Indian to have won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. And, Vijender Singh, in an exclusive Instagram Live session with Sportskeeda, emphasized on why that particular achievement stands out in comparison to other accolades.
Apart from that, Vijender Singh also talked about how Major Dhyan Chand is India’s greatest ever sportsperson, considering all that the hockey maestro achieved. Also, the boxer said that he hoped that Major Dhyan Chand would receive the coveted Bharat Ratna award.
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was slated to take place this summer. However, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus has led to a postponement of the global event and it is now set to happen in 2021.
Vijender Singh confident about Indian boxers’ performance at Olympics
When quizzed about India’s boxing medal prospects at the Olympics in 2021, Vijender Singh mentioned that he had confidence in each of the 10 boxers that had qualified, although he singled out Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik and Simranjit Kaur as potential medal winners.
However, Vijender Singh remained tight-lipped on whether he still harbored aspirations of competing in the Olympics and adding another medal to the bronze medal he won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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