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September 2008

This month I came 4th at the Cadet and Junior World Championship at Kolkata, 3rd – 7th Sept ,the final trial for the World Championships in Turkey, 2008.

This month I have also been training at the Saraikela Archery Academy for the sub-junior, junior and senior National trials coming up later this year. I have specifically been working on my endurance training as well as focussing on my strength and technique. As well as training I have also been regularly attending my English coaching classes, to help with my speaking and listening.

I am currently working towards the Junior Nationals which are in November, in Jamshedpur, followed by the Sub Junior Nationals in December, in Delhi. The Senior Nationals are then in January 2009, all of which I am really looking forward to.

Also from the 15th October the top 16 players, from both men and women from all over India, will be selected for the Commonwealth Games, 2010. The next month will be tough!  

     

January 2008

I attended a training camp at Jamshedpur,  it went well. I also went to the G4S office and met Mr. Rahul Prasad, he was very nice.

I am now planning for my Matric Board Exams from 22nd February to 07th March’ 2008 then I will be going to Orissa to attend the “Inter School National Championship” from 17th January to 20th January’ 2008 at Sundergarh near Rourkela (Sports Authority of India).

I am being coached but I still need some more English classes to clear confusion.

   

November 2007


This month I have been competing in a number of events, the 28th Sub Juniors National Archery Competition which ran from 26th of October to 30th of October. Here I won 3 medals: a Gold in the 70 M, a Silver in the 30 M and a Bronze in the 50 M. I was very happy. On November 18th-22nd I attended the Junior National Archery Competition of November 2006 where I won a Bronze medal in the 30M. I was very pleased as 53 Archers from Jharkhand attended this competition and it was attended by most of the states.

I have also been involved in a training camp at Jamshedpur which went very well.

This month I also went to G4S office and met Mr. Rahul Prasad, the General Manager for G4S’ Security Services business in India. It was nice to meet everyone and I was treated well, they advised me to attend English spoken classes regularly where I have learnt a bit of English speaking.
   

August 2007



In August I competed in the National Ranking Archery Championship at Jamshedpur, India and I stood 4th in the Junior Indian Team. I have been attending a training camp at Jamshedpur, India in preparation for the Junior National Championship in Nov’07, Asian Grand Prix in Nov’07, Senior Nationals in Dec’07 and  National Games in Feb’08.

My Coach Mr. Sanjeeva Singh and Mr B S Rao got new Archery equipment for me from Germany world Championship and I have been shooting with the new advanced equipment since July’07.

Mangal Ho competing in the National Ranking Archery Championship at Jamshedpur
It has been amazing, I have increased the poundage (draw weight) from 40 to 42 lbs so that by the time of the cadet World Championship in Oct’08 in New Delhi I shall fight for the Gold Medal and Individual Championship.

Mangal Ho competing in the National Ranking Archery Championship at Jamshedpur
I have also been on TV, I appeared on the Local TV in my new G4S kit. With my performance on the rise I hope to make the Junior Indian Team for the Asian Archery Championship at Iran in Nov’07. I am presently focusing on increasing my drawlength so that I get a better back pressure. I am also taking English classes and also starting on my computer classes at in institute that G4S have arranged for me to be enrolled at. This is so exciting.

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