Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Alipurduar archer Avantika Kujur wins state gold, targets national medal
Avantika Kujur is a school student from Alipurduar who enjoys archery.
She recently won a gold medal in the Under-17 state competition.
The competition took place in Calcutta on September 19 and 20.
Because she won, she will represent Bengal at a national championship.
Avantika practices in the morning and afternoon while studying for her school examinations.
Her brother Arup also won medals in the competition.
Their father, Dilip, taught them the basics of archery.
Avantika hopes to win a national medal and compete internationally one day.
Class X student Avantika Kujur won gold in the Under-17 girls’ category at a state archery competition.
The competition was held in Calcutta on September 19 and 20.
Avantika will represent Bengal at the upcoming national-level archery championship.
Her elder brother Arup won junior-category gold and senior-category silver at the same state tournament.
Their father, former state archer Dilip Kujur, taught both children archery despite financial difficulties.
- Who
- Avantika Kujur, a Class X student from Alipurduar, won the Under-17 girls’ archery title; her brother Arup also won medals.
- What
- Avantika won state-level gold and qualified to represent Bengal at the upcoming national archery championship.
- When
- The state competition was held on September 19 and 20; the national event is upcoming.
- Where
- The state competition was held in Calcutta, and Avantika is from Falakata in Alipurduar district.
- Why
- Her state victory earned her the opportunity to compete for Bengal at the national level.
- Athlete
- Avantika Kujur
- Age category
- Sub-junior, Under-17 girls
- State result
- Gold medal
- Competition location
- Calcutta
- Competition dates
- September 19 and 20
- Next event
- Upcoming national-level archery championship
- Archery category
- Indian round
- Training schedule
- Two hours each morning from 5am to 7am, plus additional afternoon practice