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Is Vijender Singh questioning Vaibhav Suryavanshi's age? Boxer's viral tweet raises questions of age fraud

Conspiracy vs India: Vijender Singh makes BIG accusation after Vinesh Phogat's Paris Olympics disqualification

Olympic medalist Vijender Singh quits Congress, joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls, calls it ‘homecoming’

Sakshi Malik retiring a 'serious issue', raises questions about democratic process: Vijender Singh

Vijender Singh knocks out Ghana's Eliasu Sulley to return to winning ways in pro boxing

Virat Kohli, Neeraj Chopra lead wishes from sports fraternity as India celebrates 73rd Republic Day

There was a wave of optimism surrounding Indian Boxing ahead of the 2008 Olympics. Akhil Kumar was a strong medal contender but while he and Jitender Kumar lost in the medal rounds, Vijender Singh took centre stage as he won a Bronze in the Men’s 75kg event. Singh had taken up the sport to secure a government job, his medal at Beijing made him one of India’s most loved icons.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Bhiwani boy becomes a global star

Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh won their Olympic medals in Beijing within a few hours of each other. Both were sons of the soil and both had to endure hardships growing up. The Olympic medal changed their lives in Beijing and both admit that it also opened a pathway for many more promising sportspersons from similar backgrounds to follow in their footsteps.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: 3 medals that changed the sporting ecosystem

Indian Wrestling had won India its first individual Olympic medal in 1952 through KD Jadhav. Despite being part of India’s martial tradition, an Olympic medal remained elusive. Sushil Kumar revived the sport in Beijing with a Bronze medal in the Men’s Freestyle 66kg and that sparked off a new era in Indian Wrestling. 12 years later Kumar looks back at the performance that put him on the Olympic podium.

Wrestler Sushil Kumar shares his Olympic medal-winning moment | WION Broadband Olympic Edition

India has won 8 Olympic Gold medals in Hockey but the wait for an individual Olympic Gold ended 61 years after independence. Abhinav Bindra wrote himself into the history books at Beijing with the 10m Air Rifle Gold and he still remains India’s only individual Olympic champion. Fellow Olympic medalists Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh credit Bindra for instilling a new belief in India’s Olympic sportspersons.

Sushil Kumar, Vijender Singh credit Abhinav Bindra | WION Broadband Olympic Edition

Indian sport broke through at the Beijing Olympics with Abhinav Bindra winning a Gold in shooting and Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh winning Bronze medals in Wrestling and Boxing respectively. Sushil would go on and achieve a second Olympic medal 4 years later in London. Those 2 feats remain the benchmark and Indian sport and Vijender believes that both Bindra and Kumar deserve the Bharat Ratna.

Vijender Singh: Abhinav Bindra & Sushil Kumar deserve Bharat Ratna | WION Broadband Olympic Edition

The heroes of Beijing 2008

South African cricketer and captain of Lancashire Cricket Club, Dane Vilas, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up on lockdown experience, resumption of training for cricketers, social distancing in cricket, T20 World Cup, the financial impact of COVID-19 on the game, and much more.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with South African cricketer Dane Vilas

Olympic-medallist and one of the greatest sporting icons of India, Vijender Singh, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, spoke about a lot of things ranging from life in lockdown, Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield easing back to full fitness, India's boxing contingent for Tokyo Olympics, future of contact sports, and much more.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with Indian boxer Vijender Singh

Vijender: Tokyo-bound boxers have lost momentum, will have to start from scratch again

Vijender Singh hopes for pro career to resume in second half of 2020

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Sports fraternity pay tribute to Indian soldiers

I am aspiring to be India's Manny Pacquaio: Vijender Singh

Vijender Singh's US debut set for April 12, starts training under Hall of Famer Freddie Roach

Vijender Singh targets Canelo Alvarez after making leap to US

Vijender is training hard and warned his rival to not take him lightly.

I'll knock Ernest out in early rounds: Vijender Singh

Vijender will defend his two titles WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight

Fight card announced for Vijender Singh's double title bout night against Ghana's Amuzu

The Congress vice-president earlier agreed to a suggestion that he should put short videos of his sports activities on his social media platforms.

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Vijender Singh beat Maimaitiali by unanimous decision to win his second title and also his nine consecutive bout

Vijender Singh beats China's Zulpikar Maimaitiali, returns title amid stand-off in Doklam

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