Boxer Gaurav Bidhuri 'disappointed' with Delhi government

Indian boxer Gaurav Bidhuri, who won a bronze medal in the Bantam-Weight category (56kg) at last year's World Championships in Hamburg, said that he received no recognition for bringing glory to the nation by the Delhi government on Sunday.

"I was the fourth Indian ever to win a medal at the World Boxing Championship. But I am a little disappointed with our state government. They have not rewarded me. Like I have seen ministers announcing prizes for players, before they even return to the country with medals," he said while speaking to media.

Bidhuri said that he did not get any sort of support from the state government as it has no policy on sports. "I myself approached the chief minister and other ministers, but they said that the state government has no sports policy, so they will work on that," he said.

"We perform and earn a name for our country and in return we just expect little recognition. It is very demoralising," the boxer said.