Question: Who became the 1st Indian FIH health & safety committee head?
(a) Dr. BK Nayak
(b) Sharad Powar
(c) Anurag Thakur
(d) Gautam Gambhir
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Dr. Bibhu Kalyan Nayak became the first Indian to be appointed as the head of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Health and Safety Committee by the world governing body.
- Bibhu Nayak has extensively trained in sports traumatology and sports and exercise Physiology from National Institute of Sports Medicine at Havana, Cuba & National Sports Centre at Madrid, Spain.
- He will serve for tenure of 2 years.
- Nayak also served as a medical officer for the 2018 Men’s World Cup.
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