{"id":45548,"date":"2025-10-10T19:03:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/vedanta-lanjigarh-archery-initiative-emerges-overall-champion-with-12-medals-at-the-odisha-school-archery-championship\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T19:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:33:24","slug":"vedanta-lanjigarh-archery-initiative-emerges-overall-champion-with-12-medals-at-the-odisha-school-archery-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/vedanta-lanjigarh-archery-initiative-emerges-overall-champion-with-12-medals-at-the-odisha-school-archery-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Vedanta Lanjigarh Archery Initiative emerges \u2018Overall Champion\u2019 with 12 medals at the Odisha School Archery Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Lanjigarh (Odisha) [India], October 10:<\/strong> Vedanta Aluminium, India\u2019s largest producer of aluminium, is celebrating a major achievement for its grassroots sports initiative in Lanjigarh, after young archers from the programme clinched the coveted \u201cOverall Champion\u201d title at the Odisha School Archery Championship. The archers from Kalahandi district dominated the competition, organised by the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) in Sundargarh, by collectively securing a spectacular total of 8 Gold, 3 Silver, and 1 Bronze medals.<\/p>\n<p>Vedanta Lanjigarh\u2019s flagship Sports Training Initiative supports young archers with expert coaching, world-class equipment, and competitive exposure, underscoring Vedanta\u2019s commitment to nurturing local talent.\u00a0Their achievements underscore the immense potential of young talent in Kalahandi and the transformative impact of structured training and guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the achievement,\u00a0<strong>Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya, CEO \u2013 Vedanta Alumina Business,<\/strong>\u00a0said,\u00a0<em>\u201cAt Vedanta Lanjigarh, we believe that true progress is measured by the opportunities we create for our communities. The remarkable achievement of our young archers reflects the transformative power of grassroots initiatives that can unlock hidden potential and nurture champions. We are committed to empowering young talent from Kalahandi, helping them build confidence and pursue excellence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2018, Vedanta\u2019s Sports Training Initiative identifies and nurtures sporting talent from underserved communities, offering expert-led coaching in archery and athletics along with access to quality equipment and training infrastructure. The initiative also facilitates participation in competitions nationwide. To date, more than 100 young archers have been trained under the programme, collectively winning\u00a0more than 50\u00a0medals at state and national championships in the past year alone, demonstrating Vedanta\u2019s sustained commitment to grassroots sports development.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lanjigarh (Odisha) [India], October 10: Vedanta Aluminium, India\u2019s largest producer of aluminium, is celebrating a major achievement for its grassroots sports initiative in Lanjigarh, after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[290],"tags":[628],"class_list":["post-45548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}