Commonwealth Games: PK Garg is five times national champion: The Sports Authority of India (SAI), Thursday, announced the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), Commodore PK Garg, at the Mission Olympic Cell meeting.
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Commonwealth Games: Sports Authority of India appoints Commodore PK Garg as Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) New CEO
Commodore Garg was associated with Sports Authority of India (SAI) as the High-Performance Director till June 2021 and is an Arjuna Awardee recipient (1990) in Sailing. Moreover, he was also awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 1993-94. He joined Indian Navy in 1984 and handled various important and prestigious assignments over 34 years of service.
Commodore PK Garg has represented India at Asian Games in the Enterprise-Class Sailing Event five times from 1986 to 2002 and was a National Champion five times.
Commonwealth Games: Sports Authority of India appoints Commodore PK Garg as Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) New CEO
“He also won the Gold and Silver at the Enterprise Class Sailing World Championships in 1993 in Zimbabwe and 1997 in Goa. He also won a couple of Bronze medals at the 1990 and 1994 Asian Games,” read an official SAI statement.
He served as Secretary of Services Sports Control Board (Indian Armed Forces) from 2014-17 and has also served as the Joint Secretary of the Yachting Association of India for four years.
He will be assuming the charge of CEO TOPS on Monday, October 25, 2021.