PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Oct 7: Jharkhand archers faced disappointment as they failed to win a single medal on the concluding day of the compound event at the 40th NTPC National Archery Championship being hosted at JRD Tata Sports Complex on Wednesday.
Jharkhand archers who failed to win any medal on Tuesday continued to draw a blank on Wednesday.
The poor show came as a blow to the coaches and officials of the host Jharkhand Archery Association (JAA).
Figures available from the organisers revealed that Madhya Pradesh topped the medal tally with 6 (1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze — while Delhi won 5 — 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
All India Police Sports Control Board (AIPSCB) claimed 2 medals (1 gold and as many bronze whereas Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) finished with 2 gold medals. Uttarakhand, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and AAI (Punjab) won 1 medal each.
Delhi’s Abhishek Verma and Vennam Jyoti Surekha of PSPB emerged as individual champions in the men and women category.
The AIPSB pair of Monali Chandraharsh Jadhao and Bhagwan Das clinched the mixed team yellow metal with a score score 155. Delhi’s Pragati and Abhishek Verma bagged the silver with 152 while Raginee Marko and Chirag Vidyarthi of Madhya Pradesh managed bronze with a score of 151.
The senior national meet will end with the recurve event to be organised on October 8 and 9.
Officials of Tata Archery Academy said Olympians Deepika Kumari and her husband Atanu Das are expected to reach Jamshedpur on Thursday to participate in the event.
