All India Police Archery:ITBP emerges as overall champions

The formidable teams of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) clinched the overall championship of both male and female categories at the 10th edition of the All India Police Archery Championship being organised by the ITBP.  Out of 111 medals at the Championship, the ITBP finished at the top of the medal’s tally with a total 41 medals including 18 Gold, 11 Silver and 12 Bronze Medals. Rajasthan Police got 6 Gold while Maharashtra Police got 4 Gold medals to finish 2nd and 3rd at the overall medal’s standing. This is for the first time that the ITBP has won both categories of overall championship of All India Archery Championship. Constable Neeraj Chauhan and Deepti Kumari both of ITBP were declared as best male and female archers of the Championship respectively who had competed in Recurve events. 

A ceremonial closing ceremony was held on Saturday at 39th Battalion ITBP Campus in Greater Noida. Sunil Kumar Bansal, Special Director IB was the Chief Guest on the occasion who awarded the trophies to the winners. Bansal said that the all India police championships have been a great platform for the archery talents of the Police Forces of the Nation.  A M Prasad, ADG ITBP welcomed the Chief Guest and said that the ITBP has made all required arrangements for the Championship. He said that the ITBP has been doing exceedingly well in the field of different sports specially in Archery over the years.