The Tata Archery Academy (TAA) has done India proud in the Commonwealth Games 2010. Ms Deepika Kumari, cadet of TAA, has won gold medals in the team event as well as in the 70-metre individual category. Rahul Banerjee has won the gold in the 70 metre-event even as Jayanta Talukdar has won bronze in the team and individual events.

The medals are an inspiration to young and budding archers in the country who harbour aspirations of being recognized and awarded in the global arena of archery. To facilitate the aspirations of such budding archers, Tata Steel set up the Tata Archery Academy in 1996. The intent was to inspire talented youth of the nation to achieve excellence in archery through sustained and scientific training. The Tata Archery Academy not only spots potential archers in the country but also fine tunes their talent and trains them to match the highest standards globally.

Others trained at TAA who have won laurels for the country include Ms Bhagyawati Chanu, Ms Jhanu Hansdah and Dola Banerjee, all medal-winners at international archery events.

About Tata Steel and Sports

Established in 1907 as one of Asia's first integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel Group is among the top-ten global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of over 28 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). It is now the world's second-most geographically-diversified steel producer, with operations in 26 countries and a commercial presence in over 50. The Tata Steel Group, with a turnover of US$ 23 billion in FY '10, has over 80,000 employees across five continents and is a Fortune 500 company. The Group’s vision is to be the world’s steel industry benchmark in “Value Creation” and “Corporate Citizenship” through the excellence of its people, its innovative approach and overall conduct. Underpinning this vision is a performance culture committed to aspirational targets, safety and social responsibility, continuous improvement, openness and transparency. In 2008, Tata Steel India became the first integrated steel plant in the world, outside Japan, to be awarded the Deming Application Prize 2008 for excellence in Total Quality Management.

Tata Steel is the only Indian company to invest in world-class sports facilities, create academies and maintain and manage international level arenas. The cadets of its Tata Football Academy, the nursery for the sport in India, as well as those of the Tata Archery Academy, the only one of its kind for archery, have justified the faith that the Company has in the talent and ability of its youth. Today, a significant part of the Indian Football team, India’s best archers, some of its finest cricketers, athletes, shooters, a Grand Master and several national and international legends have realised their dreams as a result of the support they have received from TATA Steel Sports Academies.