On our previous Road to Rio segment we shared some interesting facts about Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash. Also we shared the fun facts on KSP Radio – our new venture, where you can tune into along with your children and enjoy our exclusive broadcast for kids. Continuing the series on other athletes who are all geared up to make India proud at Rio and continue to inspire our children.
KSP Spotlight This Week:Â Atanu Das
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Name:Â Atanu Das
Age: 24 years
State: West Bengal
Event:Â Archery- Men’s Recurve
Highlights:
- The good news at the outset! As we key in this story, Atanu Das has qualified for the pre-quarters of the Archery individual event in the Olympics. He defeated his Nepali and Cuban counterparts convincingly to secure a berth in the top 16! Congrats Atanu!
- Atanu Das started his tryst with archery at the age of 14, where he trained under coach Mithu Da in Kolkata and 2 years later he trained under the Korean coach, Lim Chae Wong.
- He has qualified for the Rio Olympics, his debut one, because of his stupendous performance at the trials in Bangalore, bettering his seniors Jayanta Talukdar and Mangal Singh Champia.
- He has earlier represented India in the mixed team and men’s individual event for World Championships and coveted many silver and bronze medals.
- Atanu is presently working for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Kolkata.
All the Best, Atanu!
Image source:Â worldarchery.org
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