When chatting to Shanivi Sadana on Sportskeeda’s Instagram handle, Vijender Singh opened up on the process for awarding sportspeople in India and how there were certain areas that needed to be tweaked.
Vijender Singh won the Arjuna Award in 2006
The Indian boxer spoke in detail on how he would create a system where each sportsperson’s achievements would be available and transparent on a website. Additionally, he opined that such a mechanism would prevent unnecessary wastage of resources and time.
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Additionally, Vijender Singh also shared his two cents on the current sporting landscape in the country and if the nation was too obsessed with cricket. In fact, Vijender Singh opined that it would be difficult for India to move away from cricket instantly.
Furthermore, he talked about the relation that success and interest in a particular sport enjoy and how that could ultimately pave the way for other sports to carve a niche alongside cricket.
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