Winner of several body building competitions in India, Amit Chhetri – a constable of Uttarakhand Police – brought laurels to the Himalayan state by winning a gold in the ongoing Fairfax World Police and Fire Games 2015 at Virginia in the US. Chhetri won a gold in the 100-kg category in the games, where 42,000 players from 90 countries are participating.
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| Amit Chhetri bagged Gold for India in Police Games in Virginia, USA |
Chhetri entered Uttarakhand police as a constable in 2006. In 2007, he won gold in Mr India Federation Cup at Tamil Nadi, while in 2011 he stood fourth in Open Senior Mr India. In 2012, he got silver medal in Open Senior Mr India at Bangalore and in 2013 he bagged gold in 13th Federation Cup National Body Building Championship at Jalandhar.
Chhetri, who is from Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, had won a gold at Open Senior Mr India-2013 at Chennai, gold at 2013 Open Mr India Sheru Classic at Pune.
Meanwhile, DGP B S Sidhu has announced a cash prize of Rs 20,000 for Chhetri for his outstanding performance and recommended the state government to approve a reward of Rs 5 lakh to the sportsman. Six police personnel, including a woman, had been selected from Uttarakhand to represent the nation in the World Police Fire Games-2015.
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