07-13-2008, 12:36 PM
<!--emo&:thumbsup--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbup.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbup.gif' /><!--endemo--> He jokes, "The old saying 'doodh dahi ka khana, ehi mera Haryana' (It's a diet of milk and curd, that's my Haryana) still holds good in our part of the state."
Local boxing centres in Bhiwani enroll the boys between 10 and 14 years of age
Local boxing centres in Bhiwani enroll the boys between 10 and 14 years of age
An over-riding motivation for boxers are job opportunities that come with sporting success. In the last decade, it is believed more than 500 boxers from Bhiwani have landed jobs with the army, para-military forces, the railways and the police.
"A job is the first motivation for anyone taking up the gloves," adds Akhil. Already employed with the Indian Railways, Akhil, Vijender and Jitender have now been offered jobs as inspectors in the Haryana Police.
"Experience is the biggest guru in boxing," says the feisty Akhil, who will delay joining the Haryana police in order to keep his mind on his training.
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Local boxing centres in Bhiwani enroll the boys between 10 and 14 years of age
Local boxing centres in Bhiwani enroll the boys between 10 and 14 years of age
An over-riding motivation for boxers are job opportunities that come with sporting success. In the last decade, it is believed more than 500 boxers from Bhiwani have landed jobs with the army, para-military forces, the railways and the police.
"A job is the first motivation for anyone taking up the gloves," adds Akhil. Already employed with the Indian Railways, Akhil, Vijender and Jitender have now been offered jobs as inspectors in the Haryana Police.
"Experience is the biggest guru in boxing," says the feisty Akhil, who will delay joining the Haryana police in order to keep his mind on his training.
http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.ph...=1&limitstart=1