Indian Olympic Archery team to train in Gangtok

GANGTOK, 16 May: The Indian Olympic Archery Team comprising of Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee, Deepika Kumari, L  Bombyala Devi, Chekrovolu Swuro, Limba Ram (Chief Coach), Ravi Shankar(Coach) and Purnima Mahato (Coach) arrived in Gangtok today to prepare for the London Olympic Games, informs a press release issued by Sikkim Archery Association, general secretary, Dr KB Gurung.
The team will be accompanied by Secretary General, Archery Association of India [AAI], Paresh Nath Mukherjee. AAI had requested SAA to hold the camp in Gangtok since it is much cooler than Kolkata here and the wind conditions at Paljor Stadium would be the same as in London, the release mentions.
SAA will arrange facilities such as the ground, field equipments and manpower for the camp. The release adds that SAA is highly honoured to have this opportunity to host the Indian Olympic team and warmly welcomes them to Gangtok.  Members of SAA were at Rangpo to welcome the team today.
In another release, SAA has congratulated international archers Tarundeep Rai and Chunda Sherpa on being conferred the Sikkim Khel Samman on the occasion of the 37th State Day. The Association has also congratulated Rai for winning the Silver Medal in Men’s Team Recurve Event at the 2nd World Cup, Antalya, Turkey in the second week of May 2012.