He has been picked for both the Commonwealth and the Asian Games but Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh on Tuesday said he is still unhappy with the way selection trials for the two events were conducted as some “deserving” boxers have been left out.
“I am not happy with the way trials were conducted. International referees and judges were brought and it seemed like a tournament but what is the point of doing all this when the boxers are not even told their scores,” the middleweight 75kg pugilist told PTI from Patiala after the squads for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games and the November 12 to 27 Asian Games were announced.
Vijender said among those who were not picked, despite a fine show in the trials, include his cousin Balwinder Beniwal (64kg), a youth Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and reigning National champion Sunil Kumar (49kg), who also happens to be a former Commonwealth champion.
“They fought well but I don't know for what reason they were ignored. The trials were held behind closed doors and nobody knew how the scoring went because nobody told us.
“The scores were not declared, none of the competing boxers were told which one of them won. It was very disappointing,” he said.
