BHUBANESWAR: The
Odisha government on Thursday appointed weightlifter and Commonwealth Games gold medalist K Ravi Kumar as
DSP
in state
police force
.
According to an official statement, he is the first sportsperson from the state to get appointment in the top position. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik approved proposal for Kumar’s appointment.
The 29-year weightlifter, who hails from Berhampur, had won gold medal in men’s 69 kg weightlifting during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Earlier, the state government announced to appoint sportspersons in state police force and PSUs which was approved by the Odisha Public Service Commission.
So far, the state government appointed 59 sportsperson in different posts in state police force. Recently, the chief minister appointed Odia sprinters Dutee Chand as assistant manager in Odisha Mining Corporation and Shrabani Nanda as junior manager in Odisha Hydro Power Corporation.
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