Archery
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Daughter of scrap dealer makes Indian archery team after battling COVID, Amphan 

Hailing from UP but brought up in the West Bengal capital, she finished second in the trial for the top eight, which came at the expense of India's ace archer Deepika Kumari.

published on : 22nd February 2023
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Archery tradition thrives in northeast India

Archery is part of the traditional rites of Indigenous people in Meghalaya with folk tales of its origins told for generations.

published on : 24th January 2023
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Bangladesh bans top archer for assaulting female teammate

The ban was effective immediately but the star archer would be allowed to train during his suspension, said Bangladesh Archery Federation secretary Kazi Razibuddin Ahmed. 

published on : 15th November 2022
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Over 35,000 model tribal villages to come up by 2026: Tribal Affairs Minister

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has planned a slew of programs to uplift the spirit of the tribal communities.

published on : 13th November 2022
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Deepika and team bag silver, India ends with three medals in Archery WC Stage 3

India concluded their campaign with one gold and two silver medals, two of them coming in the compound section.

published on : 26th June 2022
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Archery World Cup Stage 3: Compound mixed pair make final, confirm second medal for India

The Indian duo will face fifth seed France in the compound mixed team final on Saturday.

published on : 24th June 2022
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Kadapa archer to take part in Estonia meet

V Uday Kumar of Kadapa has been selected to the national team participating in the World Field Archery Championship to be held in Estonia from August 5 to 15.

published on : 21st May 2022
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Archery World Cup: Compound mixed pair fights for bronze; flop show by recurve team

The mixed pair of Abhishek Verma and Avneet Kaur ousted Denmark (157-155), fancied Mexico (156-153) before going down to 10th seed Estonia (156-158).

published on : 20th May 2022
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Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women's team wins recurve bronze

Indian women archers won a team bronze in the recurve section to take their medal's tally to three at the World Cup Stage 2 on Thursday.

published on : 19th May 2022
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AAI gets Rs 1 crore SAI grant for Para Asian Archery meet

The SAI sanctioned Rs 1 crore to the Archery Association of India as a financial grant for the upcoming Asian Para Archery Championships.

published on : 11th May 2022
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Archery World Cup Stage 1: India compound men's team bag gold

On Sunday, India's recurve mixed team pair of Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi Phor will be vying for a second gold after having defeated Spain in the semi-final 5-3.

published on : 23rd April 2022
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Archery World Cup Stage 1:Indian recurve mixed pair advance to final, confirm second medal

India is also in the hunt for a third medal as the compound mixed pair duo of Abhishek Verma and Muskan Kirar will fight in the bronze playoff against Croatia on Saturday.

published on : 22nd April 2022
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Asia Cup Archery: India bag two gold, six silver, finish 2nd behind Bangladesh 

In a depleted field without South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei and Japan, India had stormed into seven out of 10 finals.

published on : 19th March 2022
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Asia Cup Archery: India enters recurve mixed final, assure seven medals 

India, however, had disappointment in store in the compound mixed event where Rishabh and Sakshi Chaudhary were eliminated in the first round, losing to their Malaysian rivals 151-153.

published on : 18th March 2022
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Asia Cup: India assured of six medals, recurve archers disappoint again

A second string Indian team has assured six medals, primarily in the compound category at the ongoing Asia Cup Archery Championship.

published on : 17th March 2022
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Silver won, school done, marriage up next for Rajat Chauhan

It was painful for the 23-year-old to talk about the near miss but he is more than a happy man these days.

published on : 29th August 2018