Bhiwani Celebrates Vijendra Victory

Author: Shashank Shekhar
After a long wait finally India has got its own Rockey Balboa. Vijendra Kumar, the hero of Bhiwani situated near Delhi lifted the spirit of the nation as he won boxing quarterfinal, making his way into the Semifinals.
The bold face of Vijendra, with scars on his cheeks, cuts on his chin and passion in eyes made every Bhiwani resident stand on his/her toe applauding and celebrating his victory like a festival.
His mother Krishna Beniwal, who some how managed to control her tears out of happiness said, “My son has given me every thing and I am the happiest mother on the earth. Even the Chief Minister of the state called up to congratulate us. He won’t stop here. I am confident he would bring gold medal from the Beijing.”
The villagers congratulated each other. His neighbour Rakesh, said, “We are very happy. When Vijendra was playing the match, everyone was saying maar Vijendra bhai maar, aaj maat chodna inko…., ”
While the whole village was celebrating Vijendra’s victory, his father was speechless. “I was praying in the temple for his success while he was playing the match,” he said.
Manoj Kumar, brother of Vijendra who could not control his excitement said, “He was fired up for win after Akhil and Jitendra lost their match. My brother is now Olympic medallist and nothing could be better than this.”