India's first Olympic medalist in Boxing, Vijender Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 3, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In 2019, Singh, a Khel Ratna awardee, had contested general elections from South Delhi as a Congress candidate but lost to Ramesh Bidhuri of BJP.

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

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh returned to winning ways in style as he notched a knockout win over Ghana's Eliasu Sulley here on Wednesday. Vijender, who delivered India's first Olympic and men's world championship medals in boxing, showed his class as he dominated Sulley.

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

The planning has gone out of the window thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic but hope is intact for India's professional boxing star Vijender Singh, who is optimistic of resuming his currently on-hold career in the second half of the year.

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