Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput feels the experience of winning a gold medal in the 2011 Changwon World Cup will hold him in good stead when another South Korean city, Incheon, hosts the Asian Games from September 19.
"The 3-position gold I had won in Korea in 2011 will hopefully help. Asian Games is also being held in Korea, so that's a plus point for me," Rajput, who had clinched a silver medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, told PTI.
The 33-year-old Rajput, who hails from Yamunanagar in Haryana, is set to take voluntary retirement from Indian Navy and, "keeping his sporting achievements in mind", is hoping to be recruited as DSP in the state police.
"I will retire voluntarily from navy this year. July 31st I was supposed to retire but I had taken two months extension as I did not want to run around for my release formalities at a time when the Asian Games and World Championships are around," he said.
"I was offered the position of a police inspector in Haryana police but as per my achievements, I believe I should have been made a DSP. I have spoken to the Haryana government, and hope I get better offers in other departments.
"Navy also supported me a lot, there is no more promotion in navy for the next 15 years. In police, I can enter in officer ranks," Rajput added.
Talking about the World Championships, which starts in three days' time in Granada, Spain, Rajput said he was focused on his preparation and was not yet thinking about earning a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics. 64 Olympic quota places will be up for grabs at the tournament.
