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Jayanta Talukdar
Jayanta Talukdar is a popular archer from India who represented his country for various national and international matches.

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Jayanta Talukdar, an Indian archer, was born on 2nd March 1986 in the city of Guwahati, in the Indian state of Assam.

Career of Jayanta Talukdar
Talukdar was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at 2004 Junior World Championships. After that he won a gold medal at FITA Mateksan World Cup in 2006, becoming the first Indian archer to win gold at the event. In 2006 he also won a gold medal at the South Asian Games and a bronze medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games.

Despite losses in 2009, the Tata Steel sponsored Talukdar was seeded Number 1 for the 2009 World Cup in Copenhagen.

Awards Received by Jayanta Talukdar
Jayanta was awarded the Arjuna Award in archery in August, 2007

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