=Sumita Kumari, a cadet of the Ekalavya Archery Academy of Steel Authority of India limited (SAIl) at Kiriburu, is selected to represent India in the Asian Grand Prix Championship in Mongolia this month. She will be in a four–member female–squad for Recurve.
Based on her remarkable performance at Third National Ranking Archery Tournament in Delhi last month, Sumita was selected along with other boys and girls to represent the country in Recurves and Compound section of archery. Shining girl of SAIl’s Archery Academy, Sumita had earlier also won Gold medal in 3rd Asian Grand Prix Archery Championship 2011 in Bangladesh in team event. Her platter is full with a number of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals she won at different national level competitions. Sumita had also represented the country at international championships in the USA and Turkey. Hailing from West Singhbhum tribal belt, Sumita was selected by SAIl’s Archery Academy in 2008 and given rigorous training by her coach Rajendra Guiya. The academy presently trains 17 cadets (eight girls and nine boys) at free of cost. Besides training, SAIl also provides them schooling, hostel, food and other facilities.