Olympian Army Boxer receives Vishisht Seva Medal

[kurup]

In a well deserving honour, Naib Subedar Kaishram Devendro Singh was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal. Here is the statement issued by the Kolkata PRO-

"At 23, Naib Subedar Laishram Devendro Singh was the youngest and the only Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) among the eight army personnel who received the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) for 'distinguished service of a high order' at the Investiture Ceremony held at Fort William on Saturday.

With a single brass star shining on his shoulder-flap denoting his recently promoted status as a JCO, and with a VSM pinned above his left breast pocket, Devendro looked every bit the star sportsman-soldier a nation would be proud to honour.

Soft-spoken and otherwise reticent in demeanour, his explosive fighting skills in the boxing ring is delightful to watch. Devendro, it may be recalled, had lost a hard-fought quarter final bout in the light-flyweight category against Irish boxer Paddy Barnes, in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Inspired by his former national boxing champion sister, Sushila Devi, to take to the sport, Devendro is currently training hard at SAI and is determined to bring home an Olympic Medal in 2016."

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[Jai_Hind]

BEST OF LUCK..... MAKE INDIA PROUD

 

[ranjeet]

Have seen couple of his fights ... he is a pocket dynamo, serious contender for a medal in the next Olympic.

 

[Indischer]

Have seen couple of his fights ... he is a pocket dynamo, serious contender for a medal in the next Olympic.

On TV or in real?

 

[ranjeet]

On TV or in real?

On TV sadly.

 

[Indischer]

On TV sadly.

Cool. Are you a fan of boxing or do you just have a passing interest in the sport?

 

[ranjeet]

Cool. Are you a fan of boxing or do you just have a passing interest in the sport?

just a passing interest.

 

[Indischer]

just a passing interest.

It's a brutal game. No wonder almost all boxers are only from the Army.

 

[JanjaWeed]

Must be a lad from north east! Naturally toughie!

 

[ranjeet]

It's a brutal game. No wonder almost all boxers are only from the Army.

Must be a lad from north east! Naturally toughie!

Thats not true .... barring 2-3 guys from NE most of them were from Haryana and not many belong from army in the boxing contingent. Same for the wrestling.

 

[Koovie]

It's a brutal game. No wonder almost all boxers are only from the Army.

Almost every sport on olympic levels is brutal, both physically and mentally... and the reason why most athletes from India have a military backround is´because of the poor sports culture in India

 

[Indischer]

Thats not true .... barring 2-3 guys from NE most of them were from Haryana and not many belong from army in the boxing contingent. Same for the wrestling.

Aren't most of the recognised Wrestling and Boxing guys from the Armed Forces?

Almost every sport on olympic levels is brutal, both physically and mentally... and the reason why most athletes from India have a military backround is´because of the poor sports culture in India

Nah...Not in the way Boxing is. Football, Volleyball, Basketball etc may require brutal training, but in none of those games are participants expected to take blunt force trauma and carry on like in Boxing. It's brutal all-round.

 

[Koovie]

Aren't most of the recognised Wrestling and Boxing guys from the Armed Forces?



Nah...Not in the way Boxing is. Football, Volleyball, Basketball etc may require brutal training, but in none of those games are participants expected to take blunt force trauma and carry on like in Boxing. It's brutal all-round.

You can get used too it, more or less.... the stress which you have to endure during a marathon is surely brutal as well, for someone who is not used to it.

 

[JanjaWeed]

Thats not true .... barring 2-3 guys from NE most of them were from Haryana and not many belong from army in the boxing contingent. Same for the wrestling.

oh ya.. sorry bruv. How can I miss out Haryana? den of boxers & wrestlers! my bad..

 

[ranjeet]

Aren't most of the recognised Wrestling and Boxing guys from the Armed Forces?



Nah...Not in the way Boxing is. Football, Volleyball, Basketball etc may require brutal training, but in none of those games are participants expected to take blunt force trauma and carry on like in Boxing. It's brutal all-round.

Not really ... that trend is changing.