The Assam Rifles Archery Team being trained by HQ 9 Sect, AR under HQ IGAR(S) participated in various events of the 34th Junior (Indian Round, Recurve & Compound Division) National Archery championship 2011-12 held at JN Sport Complex, Polo Ground, Shillong, Meghalaya from 04 Dec to 09 Dec 2011 and bagged four Silver Medals and one Bronze Medal.
In the Indian Round, the Assam Rifles team achieved Second posn out of 27 teams defeating prominent state teams like Jharkhand, Assam, Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, SSCB etc.
In the Compound Division, the Assam Rifles team achieved fifth posn out of ten teams defeating reputed state teams like Delhi, Punjab, Haryana & Maharashtra.
In the Indian Round indl event, Rect H Bijendranath Singh won Silver Medal and Rect M Anupam Singh won a Silver and Bronze Medal in the Compound Division Individual event.
In the Compound Division Team event, Rect Anupam Singh, Mr. G Robert Sharma & Mr.H Suresh Singh won Silver Medal. In the Indian Round Indl Ranking, Rect Bijendernath Singh stood 5th and Mr Ajit Singh stood sixth amongst top 105 archers of the Nation. In Compound Division Indl Ranking, Rect M Anupam Singh bagged third position amongst 53 archers of the country. The team could perform well due to their rigorous training and coaching being carried out under the aegis of HQ 9 Sect Assam Rifles, part of HQ IGAR (S). Maj Gen UK Gurung, YSM, complimented the superb performance of the team and wished them luck for future also. The team is extremely hopeful of doing better in forthcoming competitions.
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