New Delhi: “Win is not everything for me, winning is the only thing” – That’s what Krishhan’s boxer said before heading to his third career Olympic game.
But the Tokyo campaign is not long.
He suffered the first exit (69kg of men) and saw his dream of winning the destroyed Olympic medal.
He outpunched 0-5 by a local favorite Sewonret Quincy Mensah Okazawa from Japan in the opening round.
In the assignment of his first Olympic in London 2012, Vikas was eliminated in the preliminary round.
At the Rio 2016 Olympics, Vikas wore a memorable show, but failed to win a medal.
He defeated people like Charles Cornell and Onder Sipal from Turkey to enter the quarter-finals.
He finally lost to Bektemir Melpingziev from Uzbekistan in the quarter.
“I was really disappointed.
I was injured but wanted to play and win the fight for my country.
Whatever I do and study for years, I want to use everything, but destiny has planned something else for me,” Vikas said to Timesofindia .com After the exit.
“I was injured but I didn’t want the injury to influence me mentally, so I continued boxing,” he said.
Vikas Krissan India during the fight against Japanese Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa.
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“I called my parents and my friend Neeraj after the fight.
I cried and said sorry to them.
I will be back harder next time.
I haven’t finished and will return,” said boxer further to TimesOfindia.com.
, Vikas is one of the Indian boxers who have a world championship medal under their belts.
He also won a gold medal on the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Championship Boxing World World.
How was Vikas injured? Neeraj Goyat Explashvikas, who became the second Indian boxer appeared in three Olympic matches, after Vijender Singh, owed his career to a childhood friend of Goyat Neeraj, three times WBC Asia Tailholder (2015, and 2017).
Neeraj has stopped a boxing career to prepare Vikas for the Olympics.
Vikas turned to professional boxing in 2018 and made a pro-boxing debut in the United States in January 2019.
He has fought twice so far and won both.
After that, he returned to Amateur Boxing again and began pursuing his Tokyo dream.
Neeraj, who with Vikas in Italy to prepare it for the Olympics, explained how Vikas suffered an injury that played a big role in him facing the first exit.
“The incident occurred on July 12 when Vikas had to argue with a boxer in the training session.
The regular sparring partner did not appear for a reason, so he was assigned another sparring partner (from Italy) which was not the weight of the category.
During a session, a strong blow from Vikas collided with a sparring partner blow.
The blow was very strong.
Vikas in pain.
The impact on his shoulder, and he lounced it.
We immediately gave him medicines and ice.
The package.
His condition looked fine, but not perfect, “said Neeraj to TimesOfindia.com, while remembering the incident.
“I called a doctor and physiotherapy to attend Vikas,” he said.
“On July 17, when the team left for Tokyo, Vikas looked fine, and I went to India.
He reached Tokyo and called me.
He said he felt perfect.
I was very happy for him.
I want him to finish Tokyo at high,” Goyat said.
But Destiny has planned something else for Vikas in Tokyo.
During the training session, only two days before his first battle, Vikas was hit in the same place where he was hit in Tokyo.
He is again in pain.
The coach and staff took him to the hospital for scanning.
He was given care and the only thing Vikas said to his team was ‘I’ll play’.
“He said he would continue and play.
I was not confident because I also passed a shoulder injury during my career and it wasn’t easy to wear immediately after that.
It took time.
Vikas was brave, but lost, but missing, but lost” further goyay told Timesofindia.com.
Vikas Krissan India during the fight against Japanese Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa.
(AP photo) ‘Vikas down but not out’neeraj sure Vikas will rise back harder and make it to the Paris Olympics within three years.
“He has fallen but I’m sure he will get back up.
He always let his punch talk and he will do it again,” add shaky.
I cried after my first exit: Boxer Vikas Krishhan
