Amit Shah Opens World Archery Para Series in Ahmedabad

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the World Archery Para Series on 4 September 2026. He did so through video conferencing. The event is organised by the Archery Association of India. The competition is being held from 5 to 9 September 2026.

Who is competing

Athletes from 19 countries are taking part. The Home Minister extended his best wishes to the 108 athletes from those countries. The participating nations include Bhutan, the United Kingdom, China, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Indonesia and the United States. Shri Shah told the visitors that they had come to a country whose civilizational ethos rests on Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, meaning the world is one family.

The Indian para archers named

The Home Minister said that archers such as Harvinder Singh, Sheetal Devi, Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sundar Sami and Payal Nag have brought glory to India at the global level. These are the names most likely to appear in an objective paper.

Ahmedabad and the two big bids

The larger sporting vision

Shri Shah said that the 2030 Commonwealth Games will be the centenary edition of those Games, and that Ahmedabad will host that edition. He added that Ahmedabad has submitted a bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games. He said he was confident the 2036 Olympics would also be held in Ahmedabad. He said Gujarat has hosted around ten international sporting events between 2025 and 2026.

The Home Minister said India's aim is not merely to win the largest number of medals. The aim is to strengthen every sport included in the Olympics, the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games, the Police Games and similar competitions. He said the coaching and training facilities at this sports centre are being developed to international standards, and that the centre will serve athletes from across the world and not from India alone. He added that India will emerge as a global leader in sports engineering and sports medical science, and as a major centre for the treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries. A champion, he said, is made by the desire to win and by consistent hard work.