<p>The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday appointed Commodore PK Garg as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).</p>.<p>The appointment was officially ratified at SAI's Mission Olympic Cell meeting.</p>.<p>Garg will be assuming office on October 25, replacing Commander Rajesh Rajagopalan, who held the post from 2018 till the Tokyo Olympics.</p>.<p>Commodore Garg was a High-Performance Director with SAI till June 2021 and is an Arjuna Awardee recipient (1990) in sailing and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardee in 1993-94.</p>.<p>He joined Indian Navy in 1984 and handled various important and prestigious assignments over 34 years of service.</p>.<p>He represented India in five Asian Games from 1986 to 2002 in Enterprise Class sailing event and was a five-time national champion.</p>.<p>Garg also won a gold and silver at the Enterprise Class sailing World Championships in 1993 in Zimbabwe and 1997 in Goa.</p>.<p>He served as secretary of Services Sports Control Board (Indian Armed Forces) from 2014-17 and has also been the joint secretary of the Yachting Association of India for four years.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday appointed Commodore PK Garg as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).</p>.<p>The appointment was officially ratified at SAI's Mission Olympic Cell meeting.</p>.<p>Garg will be assuming office on October 25, replacing Commander Rajesh Rajagopalan, who held the post from 2018 till the Tokyo Olympics.</p>.<p>Commodore Garg was a High-Performance Director with SAI till June 2021 and is an Arjuna Awardee recipient (1990) in sailing and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardee in 1993-94.</p>.<p>He joined Indian Navy in 1984 and handled various important and prestigious assignments over 34 years of service.</p>.<p>He represented India in five Asian Games from 1986 to 2002 in Enterprise Class sailing event and was a five-time national champion.</p>.<p>Garg also won a gold and silver at the Enterprise Class sailing World Championships in 1993 in Zimbabwe and 1997 in Goa.</p>.<p>He served as secretary of Services Sports Control Board (Indian Armed Forces) from 2014-17 and has also been the joint secretary of the Yachting Association of India for four years.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>