Archery in India
- For historical Indian archery traditions, see dhanurveda
| Archery in India | |
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| Governing body | Archery Association of India |
The national Indian governing body of archery as a sport in India is the Archery Association of India.
Muskan Kirar (Age, 17) won gold medal in the women's compound final event at the Archery Asia Cup, stage-1 competition in Bangkok on Wednesday, 7 March 2018.[1][2]
Deepika Kumari won an individual gold medal in archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, beating Olympic bronze medalist Alison Williamson.[3] Along with Laishram Bombayla Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro, Kumari won a silver medal in the team event at the 2011 World Archery Championships.[4] Srither won gold at Asian Archery Championship held at Indonesia in November 2009.[5]
Another notable Indian archer is three-time Olympian Limba Ram. Ram met a world record in 1992 at the Asian Archery Championships held that year in Beijing.
A great archer of repute is Sanjeeva Kumar Singh. He has the distinction of winning both the Arjuna award & Dronacharya Award for Archery. He is also credited with the growth of archery in the state of Jharkhand and was a critical contributor to the development of Tata Archery Academy in Jamshedpur, which now produces Olympians.
References
- ^ "Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold at Archery Asia Cup - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "India finish with three gold at Archery Asia Cup 2018 in Bangkok". Digitalsporty. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Indian women archers look for Olympic medal". The Times of India. April 9, 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Deepika Kumari shines in good year for archery". The Times of India. December 18, 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Champion archer Srither felicitated". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 December 2009.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjeeva_Kumar_Singh
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