Army promotes Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar - NewsX

Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar's long wait for a promotion finally ended and the Indian Army has promoted him as Subedar Major. He earlier served as a Subedar with the 16 Dogra Regiment. Soon after he had won his medal with a shooting effort that displayed nerves of steel for most part, Vijay Kumar had made it clear that he was unhappy that he had got not a single promotion in the last six years, despite some major sporting achievements at the national and international level. Sports Minister Ajay Maken took up the shooter's cause and wrote to his senior in the cabinet, Defence Minister AK Antony, seeking special consideration for a man who has done India proud.

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