Devendro Singh turns his attention to coaching

With his bespectacled look, Devendro Singh now looks like a studious youngster who is willing to learn.

Once considered one of the best boxers in the world, Singh had narrowly missed out on a World Championships medal in 2011 and an Olympics medal in 2012.

In fact, he is now willing to learn the lessons of coaching and wants to invest all his experience in producing Olympics and World Championship medallists.

Stationed at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, Singh is seen helping the Services boxers. “I am aiming to become a coach. Here I am assisting our head coach and learning a few things about coaching. Next year, I am planning to the coaches’ course from NIS Patiala and help youngsters achieve what I could not,” Devendro said.

“I still love the sport and do some sparring here. I wanted to compete, but my eye issue and ankle injury prevented me from continuing,” said the 26yearold Manipuri, who last competed in the India Open international boxing tournament in Delhi earlier this year.

Y. B. SARANGI