Getting To Know Vijender Kumar

The Olympic games are right around the corner and we're sick of the stereotype that desis are not athletic (I'm a splendid Madden football player). We'll be trying to showcase some promising Olympic hopefuls from all parts of South Asia. Today is Vijender Kumar's turn.

Vijender Kumar is probably the most promising South Asian athlete partaking in the Olympic games this summer. The young boxer has medaled in several Asian boxing tournaments as well as the Commenwealth Games a few years ago. In competition leading up to the Olympics he defeated the number one ranked boxer in his weight class. He also has a shot at becoming India's first professional boxer which may compel us at BihariShabab to purchase a pay-per-view event of young Vijender's first professional fight. In classic BihariShabab form we're going to break this down in an easy to manage biodata form. Information courtesy of wikipedia (as always) and The British Broadcasting Company.

Name: "Vicious" Vijender Kumar (Ed note: totally made up that nickname)
Hey, Vijender Kumar sounds Desi! We'd certainly hope so as he is, after all, representing India in the Beijing Olympics this August. He was born in Haryana where his father was a bus driver who worked overtime to pay for Vijender's boxing lessons.
Born: October 29, 1985 (age: 23)
Religion: It is official Olympic policy to not display religious beliefs so we're going to comply. Although if he works with Don King like he hopes to he may become a Muslim after his first stint in prison.
Education: According to wikipedia "Vijender is one the student in CBIT studying IT final year and a very sincere guy who is dedicated for on his work." So information technology is his major. Although according to the BBC he's an inspector for the Haryana Police Department which we assume is a full time job. I think it's safe to say that he's a crime fighting superhero who studies by day and foils crimes at night like some sort of Indian Batman (THE DARK KNIGHT WAS EFFING SWEET!).
Cut: Vijender is a middleweight fighting at 75kg.
Biwi/Bachey: Ladies, have I got good news for you. Vijender is single and ready to mingle!
Political Views: Official Olympic policy again dictates that politics can play no role in the games. However it's safe to say that Vijender is staunchly anti-cricket making inflammatory statements like "My blood boils when everybody goes gaga over cricket" and "It [cricket] is just an overrated game."
So What's The Big Deal? Well, Vijender has medaled in his previous few tournaments and has taken down some big names in amateur boxing. Vijender's cross, hook, and uppercut are all strong and he moves well in the ring making him a formidable opponent. Also Vijender has a great shot at being the Indian Oscar De La Hoya. He's a good looking dude and has even modeled for the Indian Maxim magazine, which is apparently very different from the American Maxim magazine what with the male models and such. If he is successful in the Olympics it is probable that he would go pro and if unsuccessful he'd probably become a professional male model and cavort with Bollywood item girls before becoming a low level Bollywood star himself. So either way he wins.
Will he win? The consensus is that the U.S. boxing team headed to Beijing is not as good as they have been in the past, however, India has never medaled in boxing in the Olympics so history is not on India's side. Ultimately it's an open competition with no clear favorite and that may help Vijender grab a medal and show his value to promotion companies. Either way we wish him and the rest of the boxing team the best of luck and hope that a brown athlete becomes successful to heighten our self-esteem. We haven't been the same since Vickesh Dhorasoo retired.