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{{Short description|Sports governing body in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox Sport governing body
|assocname= Archery Association of India
|logo= Archery Association of India.png
|logosize=
|sport= [[Archery]]
|abbrev = AAI
|founded = 8 August 1973
|jurisdiction= India
|membership=
|aff = [[World Archery Federation]]
|affdate =  1973
|region = [[World Archery Asia]]
|regionyear = 1978
|headquarters = Gate No. 2, DDA [[Yamuna Sports Complex]], 1st Floor, Archery & Cricket Stadium, [[Surajmal Vihar]], [[East Delhi]], [[Delhi]] – 110092
|location = [[East Delhi]], [[Delhi]]
|president = [[Arjun Munda]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/arjun-munda-elected-as-new-president-of-archery-association-of-india-1579584393-1|title=Arjun Munda elected as new President of Archery Association of India|date=2020-01-21|website=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref>
|chairman = 
|chiefexec =  
|secretary = Pramod Chandurkar
|coach = Dharmendra Tiwari, Richpal Singh, Jiwanjot Singh
|womenscoach =
|replaced = 
|prevfounded =[[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]] 
|url = www.indianarchery.info
|countryflag  = IND
}}

'''Archery Association of India''' is the national [[Sport governing body|governing body]] of [[archery in India]]. Its headquarters are located in [[New Delhi]], and its current president is [[Arjun Munda]], AAI is a non-profit, government funded organisation affiliated by [[World Archery Federation]], [[World Archery Asia]], [[Indian Olympic Association]] and recognized by [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] of India.<ref name="aaf">{{cite web|url=http://www.asianarchery.com/organization/association.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407174110/http://www.asianarchery.com/organization/association.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 April 2013 |title=AAF Member Associations |publisher=[[Asian Archery Federation]]'s official website |accessdate=12 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="aai"/>

AAI came into existence on 8 August 1973 after archery was reintroduced to the [[Olympic Games]] in [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]. It is responsible for organising, promoting, and controlling the sport of archery in India.<ref name="aai">{{cite web | url=http://www.indianarchery.info/htdocs/iarhist.htm | title=History of Archery Association of India | publisher=Archery Association of India's official website | accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> The organisation runs the [[Archery Premier League]].

==See also==
* [[International Archery Federation]] 
* [[Archery in India]]
* [[Archery Premier League]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.indianarchery.info/ Official Website]

{{Sports governing bodies in India}}
{{National Members of the World Archery Federation}}

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[[Category:National members of the Asian Archery Federation|India]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in India|Archery]]
[[Category:Archery in India]]
[[Category:Archery organizations]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1973]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]


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