Haryana Government will host the 3-day 37th Senior National Archery Championship at Faridabad from March 27 to 29.
The state Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu, who is also president of Haryana Archery Association, said that it was for the first time that a national archery championship is being held in Haryana and that too as a part of its Swarna Jayanti year celebrations.
Capt. Abhimanyu, who was interacting with mediapersons here on Thursday, said that about 25-30 teams from across the country would participate in this championship.
The Chief Minister Manohar lal would be the chief guest in the opening ceremony which would be held on March 27 whereas Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Pal and Secretary General, Archery Association of India, Mr. Anil Kamneni would be guests of honour.
Haryana Industries Minister, Vipul Goel would be chief guest at the medal ceremony on March 28 whereas Member of Parliament, Poonam Mahajan would be chief guest on the concluding day of the event on March 29. Apart from this, various other dignitaries would also grace this occasion.
Capt. Abhimanyu said that in recognition of Haryana’s achievements in sports, recently the state has bagged the first TOISA State of the Year award for 2016 at the Times of India Sports Awards held in Mumbai.
He said that sports were a part of our culture and archery was among the oldest forms of sports prevalent since the times of Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Haryana has established a unique identity in archery and it was among top three states in the country in archery.
The players of Haryana had won a total of 12 medals, including seven gold, four silver and one bronze in the 37thSub Junior Archery Championship held at Bhubaneswar, said he.