DHAKA, March 24, 2022 (BSS) - 13th Teer National Archery Championship 
will begin from Sunday (March 27) at Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in 
Tongi. 

     A total of 196 archers from forty five teams will take part in the 
three-day meet, sponsored by City Group and organized by Bangladesh Archery 
Federation (BAF).

     Of these, 85 of men and 59 women will play in the recurve division and 
30 men and 22 women will take part in the compound division. The archers will 
compete for 30 medals. The competition will be held in recurve and compound 
division.

     The events of the competition are men's singles, men's doubles, women's 
singles and women's doubles and mixed doubles.In this regards, a press 
conference was held today (Thursday) at Bangladesh Olympic Association 
auditorium to provide all the details of the meet.

     BAF's president Lieutenant general (retd.) Moinul Islam said they have 
made a policy of financial rewards for the winners of various domestic and 
foreign tournaments. The awards will be given to the medal-winning archers in 
the future.

     The archery team returned home after winning three gold and one silver 
at the Asia Cup World Archery Stage-1 held recently in Phuket, Thailand. 
Naturally the patron of the archery team is also happy with the gradual 
development of the archers.

     Under the 'Go for Gold' project, the federation the federation has taken 
new steps to spread archery across the country.

     BAF's president said they are trying to decentralize the archery and 
every district sports body has been asked to know their decision regarding to 
organize the tournament. The districts will also be told to hold the 
tournament on three special days - February 21, March 26 and December 16.

     BAF's general secretary Kazi Razib Uddin Ahmed Chapal, sponsor city 
group executive director (sales and marketing) Jafar Uddin Siddique, 
tournament committee's chairman Rosiduzzaman Serniyabad and tournament 
committee's member secretary Kamrul Islam, were among others, present in the 
press conference.