Bhubaneswar: The Sports & Youth Services Department of the State government today felicitated para athlete Kamal Kant Nayak with a sum of Rs 1 lakh.
Sports and Youth Services Department Commissioner-cum-Secretary R. Vineel Krishna felicitated Kamal Kant on the premises of Kalinga Hockey Stadium.
Kamal Kant holds the world record for maximum distance covered by a person with a disability on wheelchair. The 28-year-old para athlete set a new record by traveling 213 km in 24 hours in a wheelchair.
“The Department of Sports and Youth Services will provide all necessary assistance to Kamal Kant to participate in the Paralympics”, the Secretary said.
The function was attended by Joint Secretary Sports and Youth Services Department Bijayananda Nayak, Sailendra Jena and Chairperson of the Better Life Foundation Durga Prasad Pattnaik, and other departmental officials.
