Archers turn focus to domestic circuit

Having succeeded in the Stage I of the Asia Cup Archery event, Bangladesh's national archers are set to face off against their local rivals in the 13th Teer National Archery Championships, beginning on Sunday at the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi.

It has often been the case that archers who succeeded abroad would fail to enhance their performances in the domestic circuit as new faces emerged on the front lines. However, national archers are expected to carry the momentum from the Asia Cup into the championships, which will have approximately 50 more competitors than the last edition in Cox's Bazar.

196 archers, including 81 women, will compete across 10 events with 45 clubs, districts and services team taking part in the three-day championships.

Bangladesh Archery Federation president Lt General (Rtd) Mainul Islam informed that they were mulling whether to decentralise archery in order to raise it popularity among fans.

"We are planning to hold the different archery competitions at the district level by establishing an archery training center in order to patronise more clubs and players," Islam said, adding that if they could do so then archery would be decentralised.