TIL Desk Sports/ Vijender Singh feels Amit Panghal and Shiva Thapa are strong contenders for medals at the Tokyo Olympics, but at the same time urged the Sports Ministry and the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) to help them achieve their potential.
“Amit Panghal is doing well, Shiva Thapa is doing well… we have good contenders,” Vijender, India”s first Olympic and men”s world championship medallist in boxing in 2008 and 2009 respectively, told in an interview. Panghal”s demand for a personal coach and physio was recently turned down by the BFI.
Vijender, now a professional boxer with an enviable 12-0 record in the professional circuit which he entered in 2015, said such things are not desirable and the sports ministry and the federation should take care of their athletes who give their all for Olympic medals.
“I recently read somewhere that Amit needed a personal coach but he did not get it. Boxers should not face this kind of problem. Their nutrition should be taken care of. The federation and sports ministry should take care of these things. They are there to take care of sports,” said the 34-year- old.
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