Bharath, Priya selected for archery championship

Vijayawada: K Bharath Kumar of Satavahana College, Vijayawada, and B Priya Vaishnavi of Sri Durga Malleswara Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala, Vijayawada, have been selected to represent Krishna University in the men’s and women’s compound archery events at the All India Inter-University Archery Championship. The championship will be held at Tezpur University in Assam from December 15 to 22.

The selections were made during the Krishna University Inter-Collegiate (KRUIC) Archery Championship-cum-selection trials organised by Satavahana College at the Cherukuri Volga Archery Academy in Patamata, Vijayawada, on Thursday. Five archers from SRR & CVR Government Degree College, Satavahana College and Sri Durga Malleswara Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala took part in the trials. Bharath Kumar and Priya Vaishnavi impressed the selectors with their performances. Krishna University Sports Board Secretary Dr Nalluri Srinivasa Rao and Andhra Pradesh Archery Association Chairman Cherukuri Satyanarayana attended the event as guests.

Physical Directors Dr MD Amzad and Dr D Yugandhar of SRR & CVR Government Degree College, along with Cherukuri Satyanarayana, assessed the performances and selected the players. Tournament organising committee chairman and Satavahana College Principal V Srinivasa Rao, committee secretary and Physical Director BCh Sangeetha Rao and others were present.

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering NTR and Krishna districts, with a primary focus on Vijayawada. He has 32 years of experience in journalism. His reporting spans a wide range of beats, including city and rural development, politics, irrigation, education, crime, and human-interest stories.

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