The Archery Association of India will this year conduct four national ranking tournaments through its member associations.
These tournaments would be followed by a final at the end of the year to crown the champion. Each of the event will also be the basis for selection of the Indian team for the following international competition.
This was stated by Anil Kamineni, Secretary General, Archery Association of India, at a press meet on the eve of the 1st National Ranking Archery Tournament here.
He said, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, President, AAI, has announced that a prize money of Rs 25 lakh would be given during the year for the NRAT’s (National Ranking Archery Tournaments) and the final.
The Andhra Pradesh Archery Association is hosting the year’s first national ranking tournament at the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, Sports Complex, Gachibowli, on February 23 and 24.
The tournament carries a prize money of Rs 3 lakh and Rs 25 lakh prize money spread over various tournaments, including four national ranking events across the year, has been allocated.
Top archers of India, both in the recurve and compound section, would be participating in the tournament. The Indian team for the forthcoming competition in Bangkok will also be selected based on this tournament.
About 80 archers of the country will be seen in action. Some of the established names include Deepika Kumari, Jayanth Talukdar, Dola Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai.

source: http://www.Business-Standard.com / Home> PTI Stories> National> News / by Press Trust of India / Hyderabad, February 21st, 2013