Vijender Singh to marry on Tuesday

Indian boxing poster boy Vijender Singh on Sunday announced his impending marriage with a Delhi girl.

The 26-year-old Olympian is all set to tie the knot with Delhi girl Archana on Tuesday (May 17), he informed after reaching here from Arafura Games in Australia where he won a bronze.

Refusing to divulge much, he said the marriage would be a private affair.

Vijender Singh Beniwal hails from Kalwas, Bhiwani district in Haryana. He belongs to the Jat community.

In the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, he defeated Carlos G?ngora of Ecuador 9?4 in the quarterfinals which guaranteed him a bronze medal?the first ever Olympic medal for an Indian boxer.