Kolkata: India will send 16 archers to
the first Asian Grand Prix to be held at Kuala Lumpur from
February 7 to 12, Secretary General of Indian Archery
Association (IAA) Paresh Mukherjee said here today.
Since the best of the Indian archers would be busy
camping in SAF Games to be held in Dhaka almost concurrently,
the IAA decided to send the second best team to Kuala Lumpur,
Mukherjee said.
The team will leave for Kuala Lumpur on the night of
February 4.
The squad:
Recurve: Men: Thupuvoyi Swuro (Nagaland), Kapil
(Chandigarh), Pawan Xalxo and Atanu Das (both Steel Plant).
Women: Chekrovolu Swuro (Nagaland), Laxmi Rani Majhi, V.
Pranitha (both Steel Plant) and Sushma (Railways).
Compound: Men: C. Srither (Services), Palton Hansda
(Railways), Jayantilal Ninoma (Rajasthan) and Ritul Chatterjee
Women: Jhano Hansdah, Bheigyabati Chanu (both
Jharkhand), S. Jayalakshmi (Maharashtra) and Gagandeep Bawa
(Punjab).
Coaches: Limba Ram (Head), Dharmendra Tiwary, Lalrem
Sanga, Richpal Singh, D. Saiswary.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 17:10