Archery - Associations of India

The Archery Association of India (AAI) is a body which has been formed to encourage, promote, and regulate the archery sport. AAI was established on August 8, 1973, and is a non-profit autonomous organization. The body was formed under the Registration of Society Act.

AAI has affiliations with the World Archery Federation, World Archery Asia, South Asian Archery Federation, and Indian Olympic Association. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports gave it the recognition. The AAI consists of the following −

33 affiliated member State/Union Territories Archery Associations
8 Sports Boards/Institutions/Organizations
4 Prominent Archers as Associate Members

Archery Events in India

The AAI is responsible for arranging the International Archery Events in India. The details are available in the table below −

Competition	Year	Place
XIX Commonwealth Games (Archery)	2010	New Delhi
Asia Cup Archery Championship	2009	Kolkata
South Asian Archery Championship	2007	Kolkata
2nd Commonwealth Archery Championship	2006	Jamshedpur
14th Asian Archery Championship	2005	New Delhi
1st Junior Asian Archery Championship	2003	Jamshedpur
3rd Round Asian Archery Championship	2000	New Delhi
1st Commonwealth & Federation Cup Intl. Archery Championship	1995	New Delhi
Federation Cup Intl. Archery Championship	1989	New Delhi
5th Asian Archery Championship	1988	Kolkata
IX Asian Games (Archery)	1982	New Delhi
1st Asian Archery Championship	1980	Kolkata

Archery Championships held by AAI

AAI arranges archery competitions under different categories and the list is given below −

Senior − Senior National Archery Championships
Junior − Junior National Archery Championships
Sub-Junior − Sub-Junior National Archery Championships
Mini Nationals − Mini National Archery Championships
Para − Para National Archery Championships

Senior - Senior National Archery Championships

The champions for seniors are listed in the tables below

Senior Recurve National Archery Championships

S.No	Name of the Championship	Date	Venue
1	1st Sr. Recurve National Champ.	April 18-21, 1974	Delhi
2	2nd Sr. Recurve National Champ.	October 13-15, 1975	Shillong, Meghalaya
3	3rd Sr. Recurve National Champ.	November 4-7, 1976	Patiala, Punjab
4	4th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	June 8-11, 1978	New Delhi
5	5th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	June 02 - 05, 1979	Hyderabad, A.P.
6	6th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	June 21 - 22 1980	Bangalore Karnataka
7	7th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	February 6-8, 1981	Amravati, Maharashtra
8	8th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	February 8-9, 1982	Amravati, Maharashtra
9	9th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	May 30 – June 3, 1984	Amravati
10	10th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	May 27-31, 1986	Shillong Meghalaya
11	11th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	1987	New Delhi
12	12th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	November 13-17, 1988	Amravati, Maharashtra
13	13th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	January 6-18, 1991	Calcutta. West Bengal
14	14th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	1992	Jamshedpur, Bihar
15	15th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	February 19-23, 1994	Gurgaon, Haryana
16	16th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	December 23-30, 1994	Patiala, Punjab
17	17th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	January 5-8, 1996	Cuttack, Orissa
18	18th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	Dec. 30, 1996 -Jan. 2, 1997	Jamshedpur, Bihar
19	19th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	October 4-7, 1997	Delhi University, Delhi
20	20th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	November 15-18, 1999	Shilling, Meghalaya
21	21st Sr. Recurve National Champ.	February 9– 14, 2001	Amravati, Maharashtra
22	22nd Sr. Recurve National Champ.	December 27-30, 2001	Cossipore, Kolkata
23	23rd Sr. Recurve National Champ.	September 11-16, 2002	Hyderabad, A.P.
24	24th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	February 6-10, 2004	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
25	25th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	February 10-15, 2005	Ernakulum, Kerala
26	26th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	30 Jan.-2 Feb. 2006	Kolkata, West Bengal
27	27th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	January 25-29, 2007	Vijayawada, A.P.
28	28th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	January 27-31, 2008	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
29	29th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	January 19–24, 2009	Pune, Maharashtra
30	30th Sahara Sr. Recurve National Champ.	April 23–27, 2010	Guwahati, Assam
31	31st Sahara Sr. Recurve National Champ.	February 5-10, 2011	Vijayawada, A.P.
32	32nd Sahara Sr. Recurve National Champ.	January 24–29, 2012	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
33	33rd Sahara Sr. Recurve National Champ.	December 26–31, 2012	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
34	34th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	December 22–26, 2013	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
35	35th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	October 17-20, 2014	Delhi
36	36th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	October 16-19, 2015	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
37	37th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	March 26-30, 2017	Faridabad, Haryana
38	38th Sr. Recurve National Champ.	April 8-9, 2018	Pune, Maharashtra
39	39th NTPC Sr. Recurve National Champ.	March 10-11, 2019	Cuttack, Odisha
40	40th NTPC Sr. Recurve National Champ.	October 7-10, 2021	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
41	41st NTPC Sr. Recurve National Champ.	March 21-23, 2022	Jammu, J&K

Senior Compound National Archery Championships

S.No	Name of the Championship	Date	Venue
1	1st Sr. Compound National Champ.	February 10-15, 2005	Ernakulum, Kerala
2	2nd Sr. Compound National Champ.	30 Jan.-2 Feb. 2006	Kolkata, West Bengal
3	3rd Sr. Compound National Champ.	January 25-29, 2007	Vijayawada, A.P.
4	4th Sr. Compound National Champ.	January 27-31, 2008	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
5	5th Sr. Compound National Champ.	January 19–24, 2009	Pune, Maharashtra
6	6th Sahara Sr. Compound National Champ.	April 23–27, 2010	Guwahati, Assam
7	7th Sahara Sr. Compound National Champ.	February 5-10, 2011	Vijayawada, A.P.
8	8th Sahara Sr. Compound National Champ.	January 24–29, 2012	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
9	9th Sahara Sr. Compound National Champ.	December 26–31, 2012	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
10	10th Sr. Compound National Champ.	December 22–26, 2013	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
11	11th Sr. Compound National Champ.	October 14-17, 2014	Delhi
12	12th Sr. Compound National Champ.	October 13-16, 2015	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
13	13th Sr. Compound National Champ.	March 26-30, 2017	Faridabad, Haryana
14	14th Sr. Compound National Champ.	April 11-12, 2018	Pune, Maharashtra
15	15th NTPC Sr. Compound National Champ.	March 13-14, 2019	Cuttack, Odisha
16	16th NTPC Sr. Compound National Champ.	October 4-6, 2021	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
17	17th NTPC Sr. Compound National Champ.	March 24-26, 2022	Jammu, J&K

Senior Indian Round National Archery Championships

S.No	Name of the Championship	Date	Venue
1	1st Sr. (IR) National Champ.	February 19-23, 1994	Gurgaon, Haryana
2	2nd Sr. (IR) National Champ.	December 23-30, 1994	Patiala, Punjab
3	3rd Sr. (IR) National Champ.	January 5-8, 1996	Cuttack, Orissa
4	4th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	Dec. 30, 1996 -Jan. 2, 1997	Jamshedpur, Bihar
5	5th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	October 4-7, 1997	Delhi University, Delhi
6	6th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	November 15-18, 1999	Shilling, Meghalaya
7	7th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	Jan.31– Feb.3, 2001	Amravati, Maharashtra
8	8th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	December 27-30, 2001	Cossipore, Kolkata
9	9th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	September 11-16, 2002	Hyderabad, A.P.
10	10th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	February 6-10, 2004	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
11	11th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	February 10-15, 2005	Ernakulum, Kerala
12	12th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	30 Jan.-2 Feb. 2006	Kolkata, West Bengal
13	13th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	February 23-26, 2006	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
14	14th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	January 25-29, 2007	Vijayawada, A.P.
15	15th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	January 27-31, 2008	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
16	16th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	January 12–16, 2009	Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
17	17th Sahara Sr. (IR) National Champ.	January 7–10, 2010	Madgaon, Goa
18	18th Sahara Sr. (IR) National Champ.	October 27–31, 2010	Hoshangabad, M.P.
19	19th Sahara Sr. (IR) National Champ.	March 25–29, 2012	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
20	20th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	April 17–21, 2013	Raipur, Chhattisgarh
21	21st Sr. (IR) National Champ.	November 9-13, 2013	Jabalpur, M.P.
22	22nd Sr. (IR) National Champ.	October 11-14, 2014	Delhi
23	23rd Sr. (IR) National Champ.	April 8-11, 2016	Kharsawan, Jharkhand
24	24th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	July 14-16, 2017	Hyderabad, Telangana
25	25th Sr. (IR) National Champ.	April 5-6, 2018	Pune, Maharashtra
26	26th NTPC Sr. (IR) National Champ.	March 16-17, 2019	Cuttack, Odisha
27	27th NTPC Sr. (IR) National Champ.	October 1-3, 2021	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
28	28th NTPC Sr. (IR) National Champ.	March 27-30	Jammu, J&K

Junior - Junior National Archery Championships

The championships for the juniors are listed in the table below −

Junior Recurve, Compound, and Indian Round National Archery Championships

S.No	Name of the Championship	Date	Venue
1	1st Jr. Recurve National Champ.	1978
2	2nd Jr. Recurve National Champ.	1979
2	2nd Jr. Recurve National Champ.	1979
3	3rd Jr. Recurve National Champ.	September 11-15, 1980	Sirsa, Haryana
4	4th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	1981
5	5th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	June 10-12, 1982	Bangalore
6	6th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	October 14-17, 1983	Imphal, Meghalaya
7	7th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	October 16-21, 1984	Faridabad, Haryana
8	8th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	1985	New Delhi
9	9th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	1986	Bihar
10	10th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	1987	Bangalore
11	11th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	December 26-27, 1988	Cochin, Kerala
12	12th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	October 16-20, 1989	Faridabad, Haryana
13	13th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	January 6-18, 1991	Calcutta, West Bengal
14	14th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	December 25-31, 1991	Hyderabad, A.P.
15	15th Jr. Recurve National Champ.	April 20-24, 1993	Udaipur, Rajasthan
16	16th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	November 18-24, 1993	Cuttack, Orissa
17	17th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	December 23-30, 1994	Patiala, Punjab
18	18th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	October 6-11, 1995	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
19	19th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	March 26-30, 1997	Ajmer, Rajasthan
20	20th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	April 22-26, 1998	Chandigarh
21	21st Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	January 19-24, 1999	Vijayawada, A.P.
22	22nd Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	January 17-22, 2000	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
23	23rd Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	December 25-31, 2000	Patiala, Punjab
24	24th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	March 23-25, 2002	Delhi University, Delhi
25	25th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	January 2-6, 2003	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
26	26th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	September 14-18, 2003	Amritsar, Punjab
27	27th Jr. (Recurve & Indian Round) National Champ.	December 26-28, 2004	Chandigarh
28	28th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	December 17-21, 2005	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
29	29th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	December 13–17, 2006	Gangtok, Sikkim
30	30th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	November 18-22, 2007	Amravati, Maharashtra
31	31st Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	November 26-29, 2008	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
32	32nd Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	November 1–5, 2009	Raipur, Chhattisgarh
33	33rd Jr. Recurve and Compound National Champ.	December 26-31, 2010	Y.S.C, New Delhi
34	34th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	December 4-9, 2011	Shillong, Meghalaya
35	35th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	February 12–21, 2013	Hyderabad, A.P.
36	36th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	November 23–28, 2013	Kokrajhar, Assam
37	37th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	December 15-24, 2014	Vijayawada, A.P.
38	38th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	February 10-19, 2016	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
39	39th Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	February 20-25, 2017	Satara, Maharashtra
40	40th NTPC Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	February 7-14, 2019	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
41	41st NTPC Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	March 7-16, 2021	Dehradun, Uttrakhand
42	42nd NTPC Jr. (Recurve, Compound & Indian Round) National Champ.	November 3-12, 2022	Panaji, Goa

Sub-Junior - Sub-Junior National Archery Championships

The championships for the sub-juniors are listed in the table below −

Sub-Junior Recurve, Compound, and Indian Round National Archery Championships

S.No	Name of the Championship	Date	Venue
1	1st Sub-Jr. National Champ.	September 11-15, 1980	Sirsa, Haryana
2	2nd Sub-Jr. National Champ.	1981
3	3rd Sub-Jr. National Champ.	June 10-12, 1982	Bangalore
4	4th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	October 14-17, 1983	Imphal, Meghalaya
5	5th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	October 16-21, 1984	Faridabad, Haryana
6	6th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	1985	New Delhi
7	7th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	1986	Bihar
8	8th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	1987	Bangalore
9	9th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	December 26-27, 1988	Cochin, Kerala
10	10th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	October 16-20, 1989	Faridabad, Haryana
11	11th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 6-18, 1991	Calcutta, West Bengal
12	12th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	December 25-31, 1991	Hyderabad, AP
13	13th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	April 20-24, 1993
14	14th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	November 18-24, 1993	Cuttack, Orissa
15	15th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	December 23-30, 1994	Patiala, Punjab
16	16th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	October 6-11, 1995	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
17	17th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	March 26-30, 1997	Ajmer, Rajasthan
18	18th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	April 22-26, 1998	Chandigarh
19	19th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 08-10, 1999	Ajmer, Rajasthan
20	20th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 17-22, 2000	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
21	21st Sub-Jr. National Champ.	December 26-31, 2000	Patiala, Punjab
22	22nd Sub-Jr. National Champ.	November 26-28, 2001	Udaipur, Rajasthan
23	23rd Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 27-30, 2003	Cuttack, Orissa
24	24th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	November 4-8, 2003	Bangalore, Karnataka
25	25th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	December 3-5, 2004	Delhi
26	26th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	September 8-11, 2005	Ajmer, Rajasthan
27	27th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 17-21, 2007	Raipur, Chhattisgarh
28	28th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	October 26-30, 2007	Jabalpur, M.P.
29	29th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 3-7, 2009	Delhi
30	30th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	March 24–28, 2010	Aurangabad, Maharashtra
31	31st Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 19–24, 2011	Dhanbad, Jharkhand
32	32nd Sub-Jr. National Champ.	December 18–22, 2011	Ajmer, Rajasthan
33	33rd Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 15–20, 2013	Bangalore, Karnataka
34	34th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 1–6, 2014	Rohtak, Haryana
35	35th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 20-26, 2015	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
36	36th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	January 7-16, 2016	Madgaon, Goa
37	37th Sub-Jr. National Champ.	March 17-22, 2017	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
38	38th NTPC Sub-Jr. National Champ.	November 21-30, 2021	Amravati, Maharashtra
39	39th NTPC Sub-Jr. National Champ.	April 14-23, 2022	Neemrana, Rajasthan

Mini Nationals - Mini National Archery Championships

The championships for the mini-national archery are listed in the table below −

Under 14 National Archery Championship

S.No	Name of the Championship	Date	Venue
1	Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial 1st Mini (Under 13) National Champ.	January, 2008	Vijayawada, A.P.
2	Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial 2nd Mini (Under 13) National Champ.	August 14-17, 2009	Vijayawada, A.P.
3	Cherukuri Volga Memorial 3rd Mini (Under 13) National Champ.	August 27–31, 2010	Vijayawada, A.P.
4	Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial 4th Mini (Under 13) National Champ.	November 26–30, 2011	Vijayawada, A.P.
5	Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial 5th Mini (Under 13) National Champ.	November 26–30, 2012	Vijayawada, A.P.
6	Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial 6th Mini (Under 14) National Champ.	April 9–13, 2014	Vijayawada, A.P.
7	Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial 7th Mini (Under 14) National Champ.	December 15-24, 2014	Vijayawada, A.P.
8	Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial 8th Mini (Under 14) National Champ.	Jan 31 - Feb 5, 2016	Visakhapatnam, A.P.
9	9th Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial UNDER14 National Champ.	November 11-16, 2016	Tirupathi, A.P.
10	10th Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial UNDER14 National Champ.	October 23-28, 2017	Vijayawada, A.P.
11	11th Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial UNDER14 National Champ.	October 23-28, 2018	Vijayawada, A.P.
12	12th NTPC Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial Mini UNDER-14 National Champ.	May 23-31, 2022	Rajahmundry, A.P.
13	13th NTPC Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial Mini UNDER-14 National Champ.	January 7-16, 2023	Vijayawada, A.P.

Under 9 National Archery Championship

S.No	Name of the Championship	Date	Venue
1	1st Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial UNDER9 National Champ.	November 11-16, 2016	Tirupathi, A.P.
2	2nd Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial UNDER9 National Champ.	October 23-28, 2018	Vijayawada, A.P.
3	3rd Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial UNDER9 National Champ.	October 23-28, 2018	Vijayawada, A.P.
4	4th NTPC Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial Kids UNDER-9 National Champ.	May 23-31, 2022	Rajahmundry, A.P.
5	5th NTPC Cherukuri Lenin Volga Memorial Kids UNDER-9 National Champ.	January 7-16, 2023	Vijayawada, A.P.

Para - Para National Archery Championships

The championships for the para national archery are listed in the table below −

Para National Archery Championship

S.No	Name of the Championship	Date	Venue
1	1st Para Senior National Champ.	May 12-15, 2016	Rohtak, Haryana.
2	2nd Para Senior National Champ.	July 14-16, 2017	Hyderabad, Telangana.
3	3rd Para Senior National Champ.	March 2-5, 2019	Rohtak, Haryana.
4	4th Para Senior National Champ	March 30 - April 1, 2022	Jind, Haryana