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Jayant Talukdar is a well-known name in Indian archery. Born in 1987 Talukdar is a promising youngster in the field of archery. Jayant comes from Guwahati from where he was picked up by archery coaches at a talent hunting camp .At a training camp in Tata Archery Academy in Jamshedpur , the coaches were impressed with his physical strength and focused attitude .

In 2004 Jayant became the top performer of the Indian team and won the silver medal at the Junior Worlds in Britain .It was the country`s first medal at a world Championship. As Jayant upstaged a few seasoned stars to clinch the Olympic round at the 25th Senior Nationals in Kochi, he became India`s top archer in 2005.

He continued his successful run and made history by winning the gold medal in the FITA Meteksan Archery World Cup at Porec, Croatia,in the same year. Jayant Talukdar ranks second behind Italy`s Ilario di Buo in the world rankings of the individual archery. In the SAF Games held in Colombo, in 2006, Jayanta defeated competitor Tarundeep Rai to bag the men`s individual recurve gold in archery. He has received the Arjuna award for 2006 for his outstanding performance in sports.

(Last Updated on : 25/11/2008)

Achievements: First Indian woman archer to qualify for the Olympics; won the 18th Golden Arrow Grand Prix tournament at Antalya; gold in 2006 SAF Games; Arjuna Award for 2005

Dola Banerjee deserves the credit for bringing women's archery into the national limelight. Dola, born on June 2, 1980, is the first Indian woman to achieve international success in a sport traditionally considered a male bastion.

A product of the Tata Archery Academy at Jamshedpur, Dola has been the numero uno woman archer at the national circuit. Thus it came as no surprise when Dola earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian woman archer to qualify for the Olympics by virtue of her superb effort in the 42nd World Outdoor Target Archery Championship in New York.

In 2005, Dola created history by winning the 18th Golden Arrow Grand Prix tournament at Antalya, Turkey where she defeated Ukrainian third seed Tatyana Dorokhova.

At the 2006 SAF Games held in Colombo, Dola out shot compatriot Reena Kumari to bag the women's individual recurve gold in archery. Dola Banerjee has been awarded the Arjuna Award for the year 2005.