Even though Akhil Kumar was boxed out of the Beijing Olympics boxing competition, Abhinav Bindra had a word of encouragement for him, saying he was proud of his achievement. "I think reaching this far in itself is an achievement. I am proud of that," the Olympic gold medal winning shooter told reporters on the sidelines of a function to honour him by the Punjab Government. 25-year-old Bindra, however, added it was "disappointing" that Akhil had not been able to fulfil his dream of winning an Olympic gold. He said that now two shooters Jitender and Vijender can do what Akhil failed to do. "Now, we still have hopes as two more boxers are in with a chance to win medal," he added. Akhil Kumar lost against Gojan Veaceslav of Moldova in the quarterfinal of 54kg category in Beijing Olympic Games. Source : PTI
