Comments on: Good Times for Vijender

By: India at London » A South African potion for Indian boxing

India at London » A South African potion for Indian boxing — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:59:44 +0000

[...] boxers on their return. Some of them might just end up with an advertising contract – a la Vijender. In a nutshell Indian boxers are sure to get a lot of adulation and rewards in the days to [...]

By: Avnish

Avnish — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:38:36 +0000

Hi Tara…welcome to IAL…its not funny…its actually very sad when the leading newspapers of this country make such ghastly mistakes…it shows the importance they give to sports like archery, shooting and boxing…and they are not even apologetic about it

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:33:37 +0000

nimish, wat funny articles. gud u postd abt it, wat do they mean?? jitu won?? wen? n abhinav n archery?! d world didn’t know dat!

By: nimish

nimish — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:50:40 +0000

The media is more interested in Bipasha’s promise about dating Vijender if he’d won Gold. They’re sadder that he missed out on the date than the medal. And have not yet recovered from it.

Also, the media doesn’t even know who the Olympic medallists actually are and to which discipline they belong. Just check these links:
The Hindu | The Times of India

By: Yash

Yash — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:41:24 +0000

Sadly popular media does not want to focus on what is important for Olympic athletes and sports unless there is glamour and flamboyance attached. This is why Sushil Kumar (also a bronze medallist) has not got the same attention as Vijender.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:30:14 +0000

In a way, it is a refreshing change to see sports person, other than cricketers doing endorsements. This can one of the attributes to attract talent towards taking sports seriously.

But as you mentioned, its weird to note that the media is after his flamboyance and not punches