The 10th edition of the All India Police Archery Championship is being organised by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). A ceremonial opening ceremony was held today at 39th Battalion ITBP Campus in Greater Noida. VSK Kaumudi, Special Secretary (Internal Security), MHA, Government of India was the chief guest on the occasion.
Praising the ITBP for high quality professional arrangements made for the Championship, Kaumudi said that the all India police championships have been a great platform for the archery talents of the Police Forces of the Nation.
Sanjay Arora, DG, ITBP, welcomed the chief guest and the participating teams and said that the force has made all required arrangements for the championship. He said that the ITBP has been doing exceedingly well in the field of different sports, especially in Archery over the years.
Proposing the vote of thanks, IS Duhan, IG (Training) said that ITBP is organising the archery championship for the second time since 2014 and it is a privilege for the force.
More than 20 teams of the Central Armed Police Forces, state police forces and central police organisations will participate in the championship. More than 350 men and women archers will be competing in various categories of archery, like Recurve and Compound. There will be rankings with medals for individual/team and mixed events in the five-day long championship (From 9 to 13 November, 2021).
The All India Police Games- co-ordinated by All India Police Sports Control Board (AIPSCB) - are organised every year for different sports annually. The history of the games is 70 years old; the first edition of all India Police games was held in 1951. Archery was included in the list of AIPSCB controlled annual police games from 2013. The ITBP had hosted the 2nd All India Police Archery Championship in 2014.
The closing ceremony of the championship will be held on November 13.
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