07-Jul-2025 0
The 21st World Police and Fire Games 2025, which was held in Birmingham, USA from 27 June to 6 July 2025, proved to be a windfall for Odisha as four track & field athletes and four karatekas from the State bagged a total of 16 individual and three team medals for India. The 19 medals featured 13 gold, three silver and three bronze.
Team India finished third overall, securing a total of 588 medals, which featured 280 gold, 178 silver and 130 bronze. Host USA topped the overall medal tally with 1,354 medals (569 gold, 433 silver, 352 bronze), while Brazil finished second with 743 medals (266 gold, 246 silver, 231 bronze).
Ashok Dandasena was the most successful Odisha athlete, reaping a rich harvest of seven gold and one silver. This was career best achievement for Dandasena, who trains at Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC in Bhubaneswar. He, of course, is yet to win a medal at the Junior or Senior National Athletics Championship.
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