An ecstatic father of Vijay Kumar attributed his son’s Olympic success to the years of hard work and discipline inculcated in him by the Indian Army.
“I don’t have words to express my feelings. Full credit to Indian army which supported his training and the discipline that he inculcated is because of the defence background. He has made the country proud and also put Himachal Pradesh’s name in the sporting history,” Subedar Kumar told mediapersons after his son clinched silver in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol.
The senior Kumar said that the feeling is yet to sink in that his son achieved the ultimate glory in sport.
“We are a very average middle-class family and who would have believed that my son would win an Olympic medal. In army, practising shooting is common but he grew interest in pistol shooting. When he first won a gold medal at the National Championship back in 2003, I knew that he had the firepower in him.”
The father informed that Vijay had called him up before the final round and sounded confident about bringing back a medal.
“I just told him “Zor lagana” and he said that he would come back with a medal.”
Keywords: London 2012, London Olympics 2012, Summer Olympics 2012
Nice of the father to say that and all, but honestly, really? Credit to the army? No. Credit for the medal goes to Vijay Kumar alone, for his ability to stand there and be better than the others. Yes the environment created by the army helped, but the army deserves no more credit for his success than it deserves any debit for the failures of several others to whom it has provided similar support.
It is very proudest moment for our country
Vijay Kumar's father who attributed his son's success to the Indian Army is a really great patriot.
Congratulation Vijay... It doesn't end here... get the Gold next time..Good luck
Please Email the Editor