Sports
February 18, 2022

It is a start of a new journey for the very talented Hockey player of India Birendra Lakra. Not only he is a proud son of Odisha, but he has also made the whole of India proud by playing in the team which won the Olympic Bronze medal last year in Hockey. Birendra Lakra has been appointed as the Deputy Superintendent Of Police In Odisha.
The ace defender, who played starring roles in the Indian hockey team’s historic win in Tokyo Olympics, had announced his retirement from international hockey in September last year.
Lakra was one of the vice-captains of the India squad, which won bronze in Tokyo after a gap of 41 years. The Odisha government had presented a cash reward of Rs 2.5 crore each to Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas in August 2021, for the achievement.