The Teer 9th National Archery Championship, organised by Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) and sponsored by City Group, begins today (Wednesday) at the Archery Training Centre at Shaheed Ahsanullah Master Stadium in Tongi.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth and Sports Ministry Zahid Ahsan Russell will inaugurate the meet in the morning. Executive Director of meet’s sponsor City Group Shoeb Mohammad Asaduzzaman will also be present as a special guest.
Youth and Sports Secretary M Asadul Haque will be the chief guest at the closing function and distribute the prizes on Thursday afternoon.
A total of 142 archers from 32 teams will participate in 10 events -five in the recurve division and five in compound division of ranking and elimination rounds.
Country’s leading archers will compete in the men’s singles, men’s team, women’s singles, women’s team and mixed doubles events of both the recurve and compound divisions for 10 gold medals.
Besides, the champions, runners-up and 3rd ranked team will be awarded with trophies.
The tournament committee will provide conveyance, food and lodging for the participants.
City Group (Teer), which signed a five-year contract with the Archery Federation last year to take country’s archery to a new height, will bear the entire expenses of the tournament amounting Tk 10 lakh.
