The Tata Archery Academy cadets created history when the International Archery Body (FITA) ratified the World Record by the Indian Team of Adonda Raju, Rajib Basumatary and Ravindhar Hembram at the 3rd Cadet World Archery Championship held at Mexico from 15th to 22nd Oct'06 during the Team Finals (ie. Semi final & Final - 2 X 24 arrows). It is a proud moment for the Nation and Tata Steel in its Centenary Year, when as its Archers have been conferred with this honour.

Dr T Mukherjee, President Jharkhand Archery Association has said that a proper Felicitation ceremony will be organized for the archers at Jamshedpur during the AGM in December.

Dr Vijay Kumar Malhotra (MP), President, Archery Association of India congratulated the archers and appreciated the efforts of Tata Steel towards setting up of the Academy. He said, "With the creation of the Tata Archery Academy the standard of Archery has definitely improved and our Indian team has started winning medal at various International Meets".

Mr. B Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel and Mr. Partha Sengupta, Vice President (Corporate Services) Tata Steel also congratulated the archers on their achievement.

About Tata Steel

Established in 1907 as Asia's first integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel today is the world's sixth largest steel producer with geographic footprints in India, South East Asia, UK and Europe. With the recent acquisition of Corus Limited, the combined enterprise has a crude steel capacity of 25.6 million tonnes with over 84,000 employees across four continents.

Apart from being a global entity, sports has always been a priority within the corporate philosophy of Tata Steel. It is part of this very same commitment that Tata Steel set up the Tata Steel Sports Foundation. It was to inculcate among the young men and women of India the sporting spirit, the zeal to excel, to win, and above all the discipline and dedication that brings out the winner in the individual. The Tata Football Academy, conceived in 1983 and inaugurated in 1987, is but one intrinsic component of the Tata Ideal manifested in reality.