Tata archers for Natl meets

Four archers from Tata Steel Sports Feeder Center (TSFC) at Duburi in Jajpur district have been selected to represent Orissa different National championships. Among the four, Budhu Hembrom and Gitanjali Mohanta would compete in the Rural National Sports Meet in Andhra Pradesh, while Susmita Behera and Jhilli Parida would take part in Junior National Archery Championship at Jamshedpur, a company release said today. TSFC was set up on April 14, 2008 at Duburi in Jajpur district to harness and train young sports talents in the state. The centre provides both basics and advanced training in football and archery in a phased manner. These talents are also sent to Tata Football Academy and Tata Archery Academy in Jamshedpur to avail better exposure and advanced facilities. Trainees for the centre were selected through talent scouting camps, where around 1,000 boys and girls took part for two months. Over 200 youngsters, selected from the camps, are being trained at the centre.