Archers from across the country will assemble in the steel city to participate in the 40th edition of the Senior National Archery Championship, which is scheduled between October 1 and 10.
The event will be held in the Indian round (shooting with traditional bows and arrows), compound and recurve division at the archery ground at JRD Tata Sports Complex in Bistupur. The championship is being organised by Jharkhand Archery Association (JAA) with Tata Steel being the local host.
The championship will kick-off with the Indian round on October 2 and 3 followed by compound on October 5 and 6. The recurve round will be the final event and it will be held on October 8 and 9.
“In keeping with the Covid-19 protocols and trying to avoid overcrowding, all participants will be arriving a day prior to their events and will leave before the next set of events commence," a JAA official informed
The venue is in top condition and there is no need for decking it up. "We are looking forward to seeing some exciting action from the men and women archers," he said, requesting anonymity.
The Jharkhand Archery Association announced the men and women team for recurve and Indian round after day-long trials on Saturday.
The men's side for recurve include Jayanta Talukdar, Alpi Tudu, Mrinal Chouhan, Somai Murmu while women members are Komalika Bari, Ankira Bhakat, Laxmi Hembrom and Dipti Kumari.
The men archers in the Indian round are Suraj Jamuda, Goldi Mishra, Lutu Soy, Gulshan Kumar while Dipti Bodra, Asrita Biruly, Ritu Kumari and Anku Kumari comprise women members.
"The selection trials were conducted smoothly. Around 100 archers tried their luck in both recurve and Indian round categories. We intend to form a strong squad for the upcoming championship," another JAA official said.
The trials for the compound round were held at the astro turf ground in Sill on Thursday. Forty eight aspirants attend the proceedings. The eight-member state compound outfit for the upcoming nationals include Pintoo Rana, Mukesh Goswami, Rohit Kumar, Sonu Kumar Mahto, Babita Kumari, Anita Kumari, Jhano Hansda and Pramila Bhumij
