Paris 2024: Olympian Boxer Kabilan Sai Ashok becomes Youngest Indian to officiate at the Olympics

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India will be aiming high in the Olympics 2024 as the esteemed athletes take centre stage in Paris.

A 117-member Indian contingent have a strong presentation in the Olympics this year. After a strong Tokyo Olympics, which yielded 7 medals, India will be looking forwad to reaching greater heights.

Some top-notch athletes are set to take part in the events. As the esteemed performers aim to make history, an Indian has already made it to the history books.

Former international player Col Kabilan Sai Ashok will become the youngest Indian to officiate in the Olympic Games after he was appointed as Referee Judge for Paris 2024.

The 32-year-old Sai Ashok is only the fourth Indian since 1904 to officiate at the Olympic Games and he is the first Indian to have represented the country as a player and an official at a World Championship.

Sai Ashok, who works as a Boxing Administrator at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, is also the first Indian to become the President of World Military Boxing Council.

He also holds the record of being the only Indian referee to have been fast-tracked from 2STAR to 3STAR status. The last Indian to officiate at the Olympics was back in 2012.