KBC Offline Quiz: Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme?
Commodore PK Garg
Ashok Bhushan
KV Kamath
None of the above
Answer: Commodore PK Garg
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) selected Commodore PK Garg as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme during the Mission Olympic Cell meeting (TOPS).. During his 34 years in the Indian Navy, he was in charge of a number of important and well-known missions. Commodore Garg is a 1990 Arjuna Awardee in Sailing and a 1993-94 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awardee. He served as the Sports Authority of India’s High-Performance Director until June 2021.
Commodore Garg is a 1990 Arjuna Awardee in Sailing and a 1993-94 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awardee. He served as the Sports Authority of India’s High-Performance Director until June 2021. During his 34 years in the Indian Navy, he was in charge of a number of important and well-known missions.
Garg was a five-time National Champion in the Enterprise Class Sailing Event and represented India in five Asian Games from 1986 to 2002. In 1993 and 1997, he won Gold and Silver at the Enterprise Class Sailing World Championships in Zimbabwe and Goa, respectively. He also won two bronze medals in the Asian Games in 1990 and 1994.
For four years, he was the Joint Secretary of the Yachting Association of India and the Secretary of the Services Sports Control Board (Indian Armed Forces) from 2014 to 2017.
PK Garg’s background:
Garg was a five-time National Champion in the Enterprise Class Sailing Event and represented India in five Asian Games from 1986 to 2002. In 1993 and 1997, he won Gold and Silver at the Enterprise Class Sailing World Championships in Zimbabwe and Goa, respectively. He also won two bronze medals in the Asian Games in 1990 and 1994. For four years, he was the Joint Secretary of the Yachting Association of India and the Secretary of the Services Sports Control Board (Indian Armed Forces) from 2014 to 2017. He will take over as CEO of TOPS on Monday, October 25, 2021.
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