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Arun, Tarun Deep qualify

By Our Special Correspondent

VIJAYAWADA, NOV. 5. Arun Kumar of Andhra Pradesh, tallying 1309/1400 in the compound bow section, and Tarun Deep Rai with 1300/1400 in recurve, led the fields of 10 and 44 marksmen respectively on Friday and qualified for the second phase of the FITA competition in the National ranking prize money archery championships. On the distaff side, Dola Banerjee (1322) and Jhanu Hansda (1332) were ahead in the recurve and compound sections respectively. Arjuna awardee Limba Ram mustered 1245 in the recurve competition and finished 18th in the first phase.

The results (FITA first phase): Men: Compound bow: 1. M. Arun Kumar 1309 (AP), 2. Vivek Kumar 1282 (Jha), 3. Shiv Nath 1277 (ITBP), 4. Naresh Damor 1247 (ITBP), 5. Manish Kumar Singh 1240 (Jha), 6. Haresh Kumar 1232 (Jha), 7. Ved Kumar 1226 (ITBP), 8. Syed Sharifuddin 1204 (AP).

Recurve: 1. Tarun Deep Rai 1300 (Army Sports Inst.), 2. Goutam 1299 (ASI), 3. Vishwas 1295 (ASI), 4. Satyadev Prasad 1285 (ITBP), 5. Kailash 1279 (UP), 6. Robin Hansda 1277 (ASI), 7. W. Ranjan Singh 1270 (ASI), 8. Puneet Kumar 1270 (Cha).

Women: Recurve: 1. Dola Banerjee 1322 (Tata), 2. Reena Kumari 1302 (Tata), 3. Chekrovolu 1290 (Nag), 4. Sushma 1256 (UP), 5. Ranu 1255 (UP), 6. Sumangala Sharma 1253 (UP), 7. Bhagyabati 1236 (Tata), 8. L. Bombayla Devi 1194 (AP). Compound: 1. Jhanu Hansda 1332 (Jha), 2. S. Besra 1244 (Jha), 3. Jyoti Kumari 1145 (Jha).