Archery Association of India

Archery Association of India
(AAI)
Sport Archery
Founded 8 August 1973
Affiliation International Archery Federation
Affiliation date 1973
Regional affiliation Asian Archery Federation
Affiliation date 1978
Location New Delhi
President Prof Vijay Kumar Malhotra[1]
Secretary Paresh Nath Mukherjee[1]
Coach Limba Ram
Official website
www.indianarchery.info

Archery Association of India (AAI) (Hindi: भारतीय तीरंदाजी संघ) is the national governing body of archery in India. Its headquarters are located in New Delhi, and its current president is Vijay Kumar Malhotra. AAI is a non-profit, government funded organisation affiliated by International Archery Federation (IAF), Asian Archery Federation (AAF) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and recoginsed by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India.[2][3]

AAI came into existence on 8 August 1973 after archery was reintroduced to the Olympic Games in 1972. It is responsible to organise, promote and control the sport of archery in India.[3]

See Also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Office Bearers of the AAI for the year 2008-12". Archery Association of India's official website. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. "AAF Member Associations". Asian Archery Federation's official website. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "History of Archery Association of India". Archery Association of India's official website. Retrieved 12 April 2011.

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