Indranil Datta joins the race
The upswing in the fortunes of Indian Archery went a step further when Indranil Datta joined the race for the coveted post of International Judge from India.
The Jadavpur University-qualified engineer was the latest to be nominated by the FITA as an International Judge Candidate, which, in effect, placed him a step away from becoming the next full fledged International Judge from India.
Indranil along with two other Indian entries appeared in a test conducted by the FITA at Weisbaden in Germany (October 23-25). Indranil, who had become a Continental Judge a few months earlier, came through with flying colours and was elevated as the IJ Candidate.
Indranil, the son of another International Judge from Kolkata, Rathin Datta, had to cut short his archery career due to studies. Now he successfully returned to the sport as a judge.
In fact, the FITA has already posted him as one of the members of the judges' panel for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games at Singapore.
India has produced four International Judges and two International Judges Candidate so far. Among the four IJs, only Matsiewdor War Nangbri is active. Matsiew, as she is popularly known in archery circle, is from Meghalaya and an high ranking officer in the State Government. She has earned postings at the World Cup (Stage III) at Ogden (US) and Commonwealth Games Delhi in 2010.
The following is the list:
International Judges (IJ)
- Paresh Nath Mukherjee
- Late Woodward Solia
- Rathin Datta
- Ms. Matsiewdor War Nangbri
International Judges Candidate (IJC)
- Sanjeeva Singh
- Indranil Datta
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