Elaborating further, Mukherjee added: “The archers, including Dola, will be participating in at least six international tournaments that include the series of world cups competition beginning from April. And six competitions should be enough in the preparatory phase for gaining competitive sharpness before the Games. There are two world cups in April, one in May and the last one will be in July.

“We are proposing no special training as the archers will be training under their respective coaches. Dola will be training at Jamshedpur (Tata Academy) where good facilities are available. Some top archers including Mangal Singh will be based in Bangalore,” he said.

As of now, all top archers will be seen in action in the national championships beginning January 26 at Jamshedpur.