21 Young Archers From Odisha’s Kalahandi qualify for State Open Archery Meet 2025

The participants withdrew from rural and tribal history competed throughout the Indian tour, compound and recurrent categories. Half of the 40 competitors won their place at the state -level event and underlined the promise of archery in this relatively remote region.

The Sports Training Program at Lanjigarh, which was launched in 2018, is groating young talents in archery and athletics with the help of professional coaching, modern equipment, nutritional support and exposure to competitive activities. Currently, 80 students receive structured training – in 40 archery and 40 athletics – more than 300 young programs from the region for years.

The initiative has already begun to give results: in only 2024-25 season, the trainees obtained 37 medals in the state-level competitions, more than 20 representations in national activities and a medal in the second Jan Jatiya Khel Mahotsav.

“This success is not only for young archers, but for the whole Kalandi community, for the potential of focused education and right support for the potential of focused education and right support.”

Sports enthusiasts and local leaders say that development is only more than a milestone that makes sports – indicating new opportunities for children from some of the most inadequate areas of Odisha.

“It shows what support at focused education and society can achieve,” he said, an official associated with the program, refers to the hope that more success history than Kalardi will emerge.

The observers say that the rise of the tribal youth in archery from this region contributed to the growing sports profile of Odisha, and that the state has already left a national mark in disciplines such as hockey, weightlifting and athletics.

26. Odisha State Open Archery Meeting is expected to attract hundreds of contestants from all over the state, and Kalahandi’s young qualifiers are now preparing to test their skills against some of their best in Odisha.