Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Ashok Dandasena is on a gold-winning spree at the World Police and Fire Games 2025 in Birmingham, USA.
The 31-year-old middle distance athlete claimed his third win at the Games by topping the Men’s 5000m event.
It was the third gold for Ashok, a constable with Odisha Police who trains at the Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics HPC.
He earlier triumphed in Men’s 800m and 1500m events.
Another Odisha athlete Susmita Tigga clinched silver in Women’s 800m
More than 8,500 active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel from over 70 countries are participating in the biennial athletics meet.
