Maharashtra archers reigned supreme at the 45th NTPC Senior National Archery Championship at the Hyderabad Public School in Begumpet, Hyderabad, on Thursday.
Maharashtra men defeated SSCB to clinch the gold and the women got the better of Jharkhand to bag the yellow medal. In the 70 metres overall category, Atanu Das of PSPB reigned supreme. In the women’s category, Gatha Anandrao Khadake of Maharashtra took the first place.
Recurve results: Men: 70 Meters (Overall): 1. Atanu Das (PSPB) – 684, 2. Tarundeep Rai (Sikkim) – 684, 3. Sukhchain Singh (SSCB) – 682. Individual Olympic Round: 1. Bommadevara Dhiraj (SSCB) 6–0, 2. Parth Sushant Saunkhe (Maharashtra) 0–6. 3. Agastay Singh (Haryana) 7–3.
Women: 70 Meters (Overall): 1. Gatha Anandrao Khadake (Maharashtra) – 673. 2. Deepika Kumari (PSPB) – 668, 3. Madhvi Chauhan (Uttar Pradesh) – 664. Individual Olympic Round: 1. Shravari Somnath Shende (Maharashtra) 6–2. 2. Anshika Kumari (Bihar) 2–6, 3. Gatha Anandrao Khadake (Maharashtra) 7–1.
Team (men): 1. Maharashtra 6–2, 2. SSCB 2–6, 3. RSPB 4(28)–4(27). Women: 1. Maharashtra 5–3, 2. Jharkhand 3–5, 3. Uttar Pradesh 5–3. Mixed: 1. RSPB 5–3, 2. Jharkhand 3–5, 3. Bihar 5–1
