The Archery Association felicitated outstanding archers on Saturday who had won medals for State at national level championships. Seven archers were the felicitation on the occasion. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Archery Association secretary Kailash Murarkar along with others was present on the occasion.
The archers, who have won medals, include Jhum Siring (Silver in 30 metre event) and Bronze in overall event held at Hyderabad from February 12 to 21, 2013. Bronze medal by Siring in 20-metre event at 33rd sub-junior championship held from January 15 to 23, 2013 in Bengaluru. In School National Archery Championship held on Kolkata, Ratna, Yoshoda, Tusi Naro and Saroj won Gold medal followed by Kelmith won Gold in 30-metre event and overall Bronze, Ratna won Bronze in 30-metre event and Jhum Siring won Silver and Bronze respectively in the 50-metre and 30-metre events. Tusi Naro won Gold in 50-metre event and others excelled in the event are Jaisan, Abhilash, Sarvagya and Bharat (team event). In the All India University Championship held at Amritsar, Bhagwat and Chhabailo won Silver medal in mixed event.
Murarkar talking with media said that it is unfortunate for Chhattisgarh which is still waiting for an Archery Academy despite its players’ excellent performance at national-level. In comparison to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Prades and Jharkhand have two each academies for promoting archery, but in comparison to players of these states, Chhattisgarh players have won more medals.