Patiala: Compound archers in the nation are on a high following the decision to include the event in the 2014 Asian Games to be held at Incheon, Korea. They are extremely delighted as they have been clamouring for the inclusion of Compound archery in Asian Games and Olympics for long.
Expressing delight over this decision, Secretary of the Archery Association of India, Paresh Nath Mukherjee, said this decision would help in taking compound archery to a new level. "Archery has become very popular in India,” he said. “Though Compound is comparatively new in India but in a very short period, it has attracted large number of players. Moreover, like Recurve archers, Indian Compound archers have brought laurels to the country by winning various medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games, World Cup stages and the Asian Grand Prix events and the inclusion of this event in the Asian Games would boost this event in the country. Also, it will add more medals to India as our Compound players are extremely good."
The Tribune