Maligaon, Oct 09: The 13thAll India Railway (Men & Women) Archery Championship, 2023 is being organised by the Northeast Frontier Railway. The championship started on 08th October, 2023 at N.F. Railway Sports Association Football Stadium Pandu, Guwahati.
The sporting event was inaugurated byShriChetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway on 09th October, 2023 in presence of other Railway officials. The championship will continue till 10th October, 2023.
There are total 11 teams from various Zones; Production Unitsof Indian Railways are participating in the championship. Participator includes-NFR (Northeast Frontier Railway, Maligaon), ER (Eastern Railway, Kolkata), SECR (South East Central Railway, Bilaspur), SER (South Eastern Railway, Kolkata), SCR (South Central Railway, Secunderabad).
SR (Southern Railway, Chennai), ECR (East Central Railway, Hajipur), ECoR (East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar), NER (North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur), CLW (Chittaranjan Locomotive Works), RPF (Railway Protection Force). A total number of 50 players, including 08 nos top ranking players of Indian Railways and 05 nos players of Internationalreputeare taking part in this championship.
Olympian,Arjuna Awardee and Padmashree Awardee L Bombayla Devi from Eastern Railway, Olympian and Arjuna AwardeeMangal Singh Champia from Eastern Railway, Olympian andArjuna Awardee Rahul Banerjee from Eastern Railway, Olympian Laxmi Rani Majhi from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works and Asian Games Bronze Medallist Trisha Deb from Eastern Railway are among the participating players.
Sports are an integral part for one’s life to keep mind and body healthy. NFRSA (Northeast Frontier Railway Sports Association) is working with the objective to create and develop new talent in the field of sports by taking various steps which will in turn brings glory to Indian Railways and the country in international events. Organising such kind of a championship will promote events like Archery in this region amongst the youths.
