First Khelo India Women National Ranking Archery Tournament kicks off in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur, April 12: First Khelo India Women National Ranking Archery Tournament under the aegis of Archery Association of India (AAI) and Jharkhand Archery Association (JAA) kicked off today at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur.

Hosted by Tata Steel Sports Department, the tourney promises an overall prize money worth Rs. 37.5 lakhs to be distributed amongst the rank holders. The highest prize money is Rs. 5 lakhs for the winner of the Senior Recurve category. The two-day event will witness the participation of approximately 300 women archers from 20 states and units who will compete in three different categories.

During the inaugural ceremony, Ruchi Narendran graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. She praised the Khelo India initiative on formalizing a dedicated all-women group for competition and encouraged the archers with her motivating words. Mrs. Narendran spoke about how women have been at the forefront when it comes to India’s Olympic medal tally as well. She appreciated the TAA officials and members of the sports organizing committee for their efforts in hosting the event.

Farzan Heerjee, Chief Protocol & Sports, Tata Steel, Mukul Vinayak Choudhari, Chief Sports Excellence Centres, Tata Steel, Sanjeeva Singh, Director, High Performance Archery, Purnima Mahato, Secretary, Jharkhand Archery Association and Coach Tata Archery Academy and senior officials of the Tata Steel Sports Department were also present on the occasion.

Preeti from the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) ranked first in the Recurve Senior event while Rekha Sakharam Landkar from the All-India Police Sports Control Board (AIPSCB) ranked first in the Compound Senior event.

The prize distribution and closing ceremony are scheduled on April 13, 2022 at 5:00 PM.