Atanu Das is an Indian archery athlete who represents India in the men’s recurve individual and team competitions. In 2020, he won the Arjuna Award in Archery.
Wiki/Biography
Atanu Das was born on Sunday, April 5, 1992, in Bala Nagar, West Bengal, India (age 31; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Aries. From 1997 to 2009, he attended school at Baranagar Narendranath Vidyamandir in Baranagar, West Bengal. He received his BA (Honours) from Vinayaka Mission University, Salem, Tamil Nadu. At the age of 14, he started learning archery under the guidance of Indian coach Mithu Da. In 2008, he entered the Tata Archery Academy and studied under Korean coach Lim Chae Wong.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Amit Das and mother’s name is Arati Das. His sister’s name is Shreya Dey.
Atanu Das with wife and parents
husband and children
While he was training at Tata Academy in Jamshedpur, he met Indian archer Deepika Kumari. Initially, they did not talk to each other due to the language barrier. Gradually, they started talking and became good friends. In 2017, after losing at the World Championships in Mexico City, they began to develop an emotional connection and quickly fell in love with each other.
Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari
In 2018, the couple got engaged. The couple got married in a private ceremony on June 30, 2020, at Morabadi, Ranchi, in compliance with the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines.
Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari wedding photos
Profession
As a teenager, he began to participate in various archery competitions in the country. In 2008, he made his international archery debut. He has participated in various archery competitions such as the Summer Olympics Outdoor Archery, Archery World Cup, Asian Games, Asian Outdoor Championships, National Games, Olympic Games, and National Youth Archery Championships.
Atanu Das at Archery World Cup 2023
His dominant hand in the game is correct. His coaches are Mithu Da, Lim Chae Wong and Juan Carlos Holgado. Atanu Das has been with the Bharat Petroleum Sports Promotion Board for a few years.
medal
gold
- 2010: The 33rd National Youth Archery Championships Recurve Men’s Team Competition
- 2011: The 3rd Asian Grand Prix Recurve Mixed Team Competition
- 2011: The 3rd Asian Grand Prix Recurve Men’s Individual
- 2011: Men’s Recurve Team of the 34th National Games
- 2017: Indoor Archery World Cup Individual Competition
- 2021: Archery World Cup Individual Competition
- 2021: Archery World Cup Mixed Team Event
Atanu Das wins mixed team gold at Archery World Cup
- 2022: National Games individual events
silver
- 2011: World Youth Championship Recurve Junior Men’s Team Competition
- 2011: World Archery Youth Championship Team Competition
- 2014: Archery World Cup Team Competition
- 2014: National Archery Championships Men’s Recurve Individual
- 2016: World Cup Team Competition
- 2017: Asian Outdoor Championships Team Competition
- 2019: World Archery Youth Championship Team Competition
- 2022: Asian Games team events
Atanu Das in 2022 Asian Games
- 2023: Archery World Cup Team Event
bronze
- 2011: The 3rd Asian Grand Prix Recurve Bow Men’s Team Competition
- 2011: 31st Sahara National Senior Archery Championship Recurve Men’s Team
- 2013: Asian Archery Grand Prix Recurve Men’s Team
- 2013: Asian Archery Grand Prix Recurve Mixed Team Competition
- 2013: Asian Archery Grand Prix Recurve Men’s Individual
- 2013: Archery World Cup Team Competition
- 2014: Archery World Cup Team Competition
- 2016: Archery World Cup Team Competition
- 2019: Asian Outdoor Championships Individual Event
- 2019: Asian Outdoor Championships Team Competition
- 2021: Archery World Cup Team Event
- 2023: Archery World Cup Team Event
Atanu Das wins bronze medal at Archery World Cup
Awards
- 2020: Arjuna Award
Atanu Das wins Arjuna Award
- 2021: Times of India TOISA Archer of the Year
car collection
- Benz
Atanu Das and his car
tattoo
He has large tattoos on both arms (including the Olympic rings).
Atanu Das’s tattoos
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, he shared that when he was practicing archery as a teenager, people used to laugh at him and compare him to various mythological figures like Arjuna and Karna.
- His hobbies are traveling and collecting stamps.
Atanu Das on vacation
- He loves sneakers and has a large collection of sneakers.
- He is an avid dog lover and owns a pet dog named GSD.
Atanu Das and his pet dog
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Source: HIS Education