Chennai: Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu handed over money prizes to parents of police armed police Naganathan Pandi police who have been chosen to represent the country at the Tokyo Olympics.
He was the second police from TN to represent India at the Olympics.
In 1980, P Subrumanian Subinspector had participated in the Olympics in Moscow.
A native population of Singapuli Patti Village near Kamudi in Ramanathapuram district, Pastor Pandi Pandi Naganathan is a farmer.
Athletes worked in the armed wing of the Chennai City Police Unit.
The Top Kuningan police invited Pandi and Naganathan Panchavarnam’s mother to the DGP office in Chennai and Sylendra Babu delivered their best hopes before submitting special gifts to the pair.
Naganathan will take part in the 4×400 man relay at the Olympics.
Gold in the 4×400 relay at the All-India police task meeting in 2019 with 46.61 seconds was among the many records he held.
He has been practicing at Rajajathinam Stadium in the city during Covid locking and placed one third in a male trial with 48.24 seconds.