Back in 2008, Vijender became the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.
Schedule of Indian athletes at the Beijing Olympics on August 20.
Vijender Kumar made sure of another medal for India at the Beijing Olympics when he beat Carlos Gongora of Ecuador in the quarter-finals of the 75 kg category in the boxing competition on Wednesday.
Akhil Kumar's wound may never heal but fellow pugilists Vijender and Jitender believe they can at least ease it it by winning their quarterfinal bouts on Wednesday.
When Haryana boxer Vijender Kumar takes on the Cuban Emilio Correa Dayeaux on Friday for a place in the finals he would have not only the backig of his parents and his village in Bhiwani but 100 crore Indians would be prayig for his success.
With a month to go for the Tokyo Olympics Vijender Singh takes a trip down memory lane to relive one of the most iconic moments in Indian sport... India's first Olympic medal in boxing.
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