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Amit Shah Opens World Archery Para Series in Ahmedabad

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Archery Association of India's World Archery Para Series in Ahmedabad, with 108 athletes from 19 countries.

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Amit Shah Opens World Archery Para Series in Ahmedabad

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On 4 September 2026 Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the World Archery Para Series through video conferencing, an event of the Archery Association of India being held in Ahmedabad from 5 to 9 September 2026.

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

World Archery Para Series5 to 9 September 2026, Ahmedabad
Athletes and countries108 athletes from 19 countries
Commonwealth Games centenary edition2030, to be hosted by Ahmedabad
Olympic Games bid2036, bid submitted by Ahmedabad
International events hosted by GujaratAbout 10 between 2025 and 2026

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.

Important Facts

EventWorld Archery Para Series
OrganiserArchery Association of India
Inaugurated byUnion Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah, through video conferencing
Dates5 to 9 September 2026
Host cityAhmedabad, Gujarat
Participation108 athletes from 19 countries
Indian para archers namedHarvinder Singh, Sheetal Devi, Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sundar Sami, Payal Nag
Commonwealth Games 2030Centenary edition, to be hosted by Ahmedabad
Olympic bidAhmedabad has bid for the 2036 Olympic Games

Exam Point of View

Remember who inaugurated the event and how, the organising body, the dates, the host city, the figures of 108 athletes and 19 countries, the names of the Indian para archers, the 2030 Commonwealth Games centenary edition and the 2036 Olympic bid.

Practice Questions

Q1.SportsEasy

How many athletes are taking part in the World Archery Para Series inaugurated by Amit Shah?

  1. A.88 athletes from 15 countries
  2. B.108 athletes from 19 countries
  3. C.120 athletes from 19 countries
  4. D.108 athletes from 29 countries
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Correct answer: B. 108 athletes from 19 countries

Explanation

The correct answer is 108 athletes from 19 countries. The release records that the Union Home Minister extended his best wishes to the 108 athletes from 19 countries participating in the World Archery Para Series, and that the participating nations include Bhutan, the United Kingdom, China, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Indonesia and the United States. Option A changes both numbers and is the easiest to reject once the correct pair is remembered. Option C keeps the country count right but rounds the athlete count up, which is the most common way a wrong figure enters a student's memory. Option D keeps the athlete count right but inflates the country count, and it is the trap for anyone who half remembers the two numbers but not which is which. The habit worth building here is to store the two figures as a single phrase, in the order the release gives them: one hundred and eight athletes, nineteen countries. The event is organised by the Archery Association of India and runs from 5 to 9 September 2026.

Q2.SportsMedium

Which city is to host the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030?

  1. A.New Delhi
  2. B.Mumbai
  3. C.Ahmedabad
  4. D.Bhubaneswar
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Correct answer: C. Ahmedabad

Explanation

The correct answer is Ahmedabad. Speaking at the inauguration, the Union Home Minister said that the 2030 Commonwealth Games will mark the centenary edition of those Games, and that it is a matter of great joy that Ahmedabad will host the event. He went on to say that Ahmedabad has also submitted its bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games and expressed confidence that those Games too would come to the city. Option A, New Delhi, hosted the Commonwealth Games in India once before, which makes it the most natural wrong answer for anyone recalling an older edition rather than this one. Option B, Mumbai, and option D, Bhubaneswar, are cities associated with major sporting events in India but neither is named in this release. Keep the two years apart in memory by their meaning: 2030 is the centenary edition already awarded, while 2036 is the Olympic bid still to be decided. Gujarat hosted around ten international sporting events between 2025 and 2026.

Q3.SportsMedium

Which body organised the World Archery Para Series inaugurated on 4 September 2026?

  1. A.Sports Authority of India
  2. B.Paralympic Committee of India
  3. C.Archery Association of India
  4. D.Indian Olympic Association
Show answer

Correct answer: C. Archery Association of India

Explanation

The correct answer is the Archery Association of India. The release states plainly that the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation inaugurated the Archery Association of India's World Archery Para Series through video conferencing. Option B, the Paralympic Committee of India, is the strongest distractor, because the event is a para sporting competition and a student reasoning from the word para rather than from the release will reach for it. Option A, the Sports Authority of India, is the government body that runs training infrastructure and schemes, not the organiser named here. Option D, the Indian Olympic Association, is the national Olympic body and again is not the organiser of this series. Note the other details in the same sentence, since they often form the rest of the question: the mode of inauguration was video conferencing, the dates are 5 to 9 September 2026, and the host city is Ahmedabad. The Home Minister also named Harvinder Singh, Sheetal Devi, Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sundar Sami and Payal Nag as archers who have brought India glory.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many athletes and countries are taking part in the World Archery Para Series?

108 athletes from 19 countries are taking part. The participating nations include Bhutan, the United Kingdom, China, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Indonesia and the United States.

Which city will host the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games?

Ahmedabad. The Home Minister said the 2030 Commonwealth Games will mark the centenary edition of the Games and that Ahmedabad will host the event.

Which Olympic Games has Ahmedabad bid for?

The 2036 Olympic Games. Shri Amit Shah said Ahmedabad has submitted its bid and expressed confidence that the 2036 Olympics would be held in the city.

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