National archery championship from tomorrow in vijayawada

Vijayawada: Cherukuri Lenin-Volga Memorial National Archery Championship will be organised on the premises of Siddhartha Institute of Hotel Management here from October 23 to 28.

The championship will be jointly organised by Andhra Pradesh Archery Association, Cherukuri Volga Academy, SAAP, KDSA and KDOA.

The 11th mini (Under-14) and 3rd open kids (Under-9) national archery championships will be held, said Andhra Pradesh Archery Association general secretary Cherukuri Satyanarayana.

He said that about 1,100 archers from various parts of the country registered and would participate in the Arrangements were made for accommodating about 1,200 archers coming from different places of the country in the city hotels. 

Arrangements for food were also made at Gupta Kalyanamandapam in the city. 

Four buses were arranged to receive the archers from the airport, railway station and bus station, he said, and added that about 100 volunteers and 30 technical staff were appointed for the smooth conduct of the championship and make it a grand success.