Mukesh Pal, posted with DIG office Nainital as head constable and commonwealth champion, has won silver medal in body building in the recently concluded World Police and Fire Games organised in England.
Apart from participating as a player in these police games, Mukesh Pal was also coaching the touring Indian body building team.
The Indian body building team won three gold and one bronze medals in the aforesaid games in England. Side by side, Mukesh Pal participating in these games as a player also won a silver medal in body building.
The aforesaid games were held in England between October 1 and October 10. Mukesh Pal was honoured by DIG (Kumaon Range) GN Goswami, here on Tuesday and congratulated him for his performance as a player and as a coach of the Indian body building team.
Mukesh’s performance in these games will definitely inspire our other policemen who are interested in sports activities, DIG expressed hope.
In his remarks, Mukesh Pal said that it is great honour for me to coach the Indian body building team and the performance of our players was also remained quite satisfactory. There is no dearth of talent in Uttarakhand. The budding players need a right platform to excel, he added.