In this episode, Venkatesan Devarajan, a distinguished Olympian and Arjuna award-winning boxer, shares his experiences and emotions from winning a World Cup bronze medal on foreign soil in Thailand in 1990. He also discusses his background, the challenges he faced, and the qualities he looks for in upcoming boxers as a selector for the Boxing Federation of India. Devarajan emphasizes the importance of discipline, dedication, and a strong mindset in achieving success in sports. He also reveals his dream of building a boxing academy and producing an Olympic champion.Takeaways* Venkatesan Devarajan was the first Indian boxer to win a World Cup bronze medal on foreign soil in Thailand in 1990.* Devarajan emphasizes the importance of discipline, dedication, and a strong mindset in achieving success in sports.* As a selector for the Boxing Federation of India, Devarajan looks for qualities like hard work, determination, dedication, and discipline in upcoming boxers.* Devarajan's dream is to build a boxing academy and produce an Olympic champion.* He draws inspiration from Muhammad Ali and his advice to young boxers is to have a strong will and train their minds.* Devarajan's biggest achievement in his boxing career was beating a Mongolian boxer three times, who later became a world champion.About the podcast host, Garima Avtar: Garima Avtar is an extreme rally driver, independent automotive journalist, 3 times Tedx Speaker, host NBA India Weekly Show and a passionate content creator. She has been a trailblazer in the male-dominated sport of extreme rallying, & a true inspiration for anyone who dreams of following their passion, despite all odds. She has also been recognised with awards such as DNA New Gen Women Achiever’s Award 2024 in the Auto Category, gold at ETBrand Equity Influencer Marketing Awards 2022, Iconic Women Leader in Sports as an Enabler of Change’ - presented at Women Economic Forum’, Best Female Driver, Radio One 94.3 FM ‘SuperWoman’, Asian Achievement award for outstanding work in extreme rallying, FLO Delhi Women Leadership Award 2021, Khel Gaurav award 2021, Peaklife Women Inspire Award 2022, Women Super Achiever Award presented at the 6th World Women Leadership Congress in, Distinguished Women Achievers’, INSPIRA Honors' Award, amongst others. Let's connect online: 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garimaavtar/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GarimaAvtar 😄 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GarimaAvtarOfficial/ 😊LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garima-avtar-749073a5/ Visit: www.garimaavtar.com For business, email: engage@garimaavtar.com