A proud moment for Odisha as well as KIIT University as the Dr Gaganendu Dash, Director Sports of the university, has been selected as Manager of the India Archery Team, which would participate in the World University Games 2017 to be held at Taipei from August 19 to 25.
Besides, Rajesh Hasdak working as archery coach in the KIIT and KISS has been selected as India coach in the prestigious event. Olympian Dutee Chand, a famous athlete of India as well a student of KIIT University, has been qualified to participate in athletics event. She is the only girl from Odisha participating in the prestigious event.
Founder of KIIT and KISS Prof Achyuta Samanta has wished the three notables all success. He hoped that Dash and Hasdak would give their best to the participants of India Archery team and KIITian Dutee Chand to perform the best and bring laurel for the university as well as India.
The India Archery Team would move from Bhubaneswar on August 18 after finishing their coaching camp at the KIIT University and return on Aug 26.