Some 165 archers-113 men and 52 women- from 40 affiliated teams of Archery Federation will take part in the three-day meet in two divisions—Recurve and Compound, for 10 gold medals,sponsored by City Group (Teer).
Men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles were included in both the recurve and compound divisions of the meet in ranking and elimination rounds.
BAF General Secretary Kazi Razibuddin Ahmed Chapal disclosed the details of the meet at a press conference at the Dutch-Bangla Auditorium of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) here on Monday.
Federation Vice President Anisur Rahman Dipu, Convener of Media Committee Rafiqul Islam Tipu and Senior Deputy Brand Manager of the meet’s sponsor City Group Rubaiyat Ahmed were also present at the function, chaired by BAF Senior Vice President Mahfuzur Rahman Siddiqui.
National colored archers of Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Ansar, BKSP and Teerondaz Sangsad will compete in the main battle for the national gold.
Addressing the function, BAF GS Kazi Razib informed that the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) International World Ranking Championship will be held in Bangladesh from February 22-27.
Twenty seven countries from five continents already confirmed their participation in the ensuing meet, likely to be held at Army Stadium in Banani. The organizers are expecting three to five more teams in the meet by the last date of entry on December 30.
Rubaiyat Ahmed said, City Group will sponsor two national and three international archery meets in the ongoing 2018-19 season.