GANGTOK, 26 Nov: Sikkim Archery Association [SAA] general secretary, Dr KB Gurung, has been elected the joint secretary [North-East] of the Archery Association of India [AAI]. He was elected unopposed to the post during the AAI’s executive body election held earlier this month. This elevation makes him the first SAA member to get elected to the central body of the AAI.
The AAI elections were held on 08 November in New Delhi with retired Judge of Delhi High Court, Justice Kapoor, as Returning Officer.
Dr Gurung has been an SAA executive member since 1990 and has been serving as its general secretary for the past one and half years. Earlier, AAI had appointed him as an Observer for a national tournament held in Shillong and had also deputed him to Shanghai with the Indian squad as a team official for the World Archery Championship last year.
Speaking to media persons today, Dr Gurung mentioned that the AAI has recognized the sincere effort and hard work of the SAA by providing him such a prestigious post. In this regard, he stressed that the new post for him in the national body was the result of the teamwork of the SAA led by its president, TT Bhutia. He thanked all members of the SAA and especially the PHE Minister and SAA president, Mr Bhutia for their constant support till date.
Responding to media queries, Dr Gurung mentioned that this new post in the central executive body would help the state in further promotion and development of the archery here. He further mentioned that this new post will also provide him national and international exposure which would ultimately benefit archery in the State.
“With this new responsibility, I will try my best to bring out raw talent from this region and try and attach talented young archers from Sikkim to renowned archery academies of the country,” he said.
