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Still can`t figure out where I went wrong: Vijender
Annoyed with himself after settling for a third successive bronze medal, Indian boxer Vijender Singh today said he still can`t figure out where he went wrong in the World Championship semifinals and blamed it on bad luck.
New Delhi: Annoyed with himself after settling for a third successive bronze medal, Indian boxer Vijender Singh today said he still can`t figure out where he went wrong in the World Championship semifinals and blamed it on bad luck.
Speaking after his 3-7 loss to Uzbekistan`s Abbos Atoev in the middle weight semifinals late last night, Vijender said he went into the ring confident of a win.
"I had everything planned. I was very sure of beating Atoev but then I don`t know what went wrong. I am still trying to figure that out. I was really very annoyed with myself because it was a golden opportunity," Vijender said from Milan.
"But I am a firm believer in destiny and may be it was meant to be like that. I just didn`t have the luck. Fortune has favoured me all through but that was not to be last night," he added.
He might have lost but Olympic bronze medallist Vijender still managed a historic feat by clinching India`s maiden medal at the World Championships.
"That`s the only consolation. I go from here as India`s first medallist at the World Championships. That makes me proud," he said.
The bronze he picked up in Milan is Vijender`s third consecutive this year as he had settled for third-place finishes at the European Grand Prix event in Czech Republic and the Asian Championships.
"A little jinx of my own that I have to break at the earliest. I know I will do it soon. But yes it`s quite annoying," he said.
The world number two, who was given the top billing in Milan, hoped that his performance would help him secure a lucrative contract with one of the franchisees of the World Series of Boxing, a professional style multi-million dollar league set to take off next November.
"I hope to get a good deal. I have got people interested in me. But WSB is still a long time away," he said.
The 23-year-old said he would give his bruised body some much needed rest after returning to India on Monday.
"All my bouts have been quite punishing. I think I will take a break now and rejuvenate myself. The past four months have been quite gruelling," he said.
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"But I am a firm believer in destiny and may be it was meant to be like that. I just didn`t have the luck. Fortune has favoured me all through but that was not to be last night," he added.
He might have lost but Olympic bronze medallist Vijender still managed a historic feat by clinching India`s maiden medal at the World Championships.
"That`s the only consolation. I go from here as India`s first medallist at the World Championships. That makes me proud," he said.
The bronze he picked up in Milan is Vijender`s third consecutive this year as he had settled for third-place finishes at the European Grand Prix event in Czech Republic and the Asian Championships.
"A little jinx of my own that I have to break at the earliest. I know I will do it soon. But yes it`s quite annoying," he said.
The world number two, who was given the top billing in Milan, hoped that his performance would help him secure a lucrative contract with one of the franchisees of the World Series of Boxing, a professional style multi-million dollar league set to take off next November.
"I hope to get a good deal. I have got people interested in me. But WSB is still a long time away," he said.
The 23-year-old said he would give his bruised body some much needed rest after returning to India on Monday.
"All my bouts have been quite punishing. I think I will take a break now and rejuvenate myself. The past four months have been quite gruelling," he said.
Bureau Report