FULL NAME: Ranjit Naik
GENDER: Male
BORN: May 3, 1998 (May 3, 1997 according to his school record)
FAMILY: Sukura Naik (Father)
HOME ADDRESS: Jadabani village of Mayurbhanj district (Odisha).
EDUCATION: Did Plus Two Arts at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and pursued Masters in Social Work at KIIT University.
HOBBIES: Reading and singing
OTHER SPORTS HE LIKES: Hockey
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Rajesh Hasdak

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the first prize of Rs 5,000 in senior boys’ recurve round of the 5th State Prize-Money Archery Competition, held at Archery Stadium in Sunabeda (Koraput) on January 30 and 31, 2017.

NATIONAL:
*    Won Gold medal in mens recurve team event and Silver in individual recurve events of the 1st Khelo India University Games in Bhubaneswar on 26 February, 2020.
*     Bagged three Silvers medals in boys 30, 50 and 70 metres recurve events of the 36th Sub-Junior National Archery Championship, held at Rohtak, Haryana, from January 1 to 6, 2014.
*     Won the gold medal in 50 metre recurve round of the 36th Junior National Archery Championship at Kokrajhar, Assam on Nov 23, 2013.
*     Won a silver medal in boys` 70m recurve event, scoring 325 points in the 33rd Sub-junior National Archery Championship at Bangalore on January 17, 2013.
*    Won Bronze medal in Mini Sub-junior National Archery Championship, held in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradeshs in 2010.

INTERNATIONAL:
*    Represented India at the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Antalia, Turkey from 26-31 May, 2015.
*    Represented India at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 Championship in Shanghai, China from 5-10 May, 2015.
*     According to info given by his school KISS, he won Silver medal in the 2nd Asian Grand Prix Archery Tournament, held at Taipei City in Chinese Taipei from August 10 to 15, 2014.
*     Qualified to represent India in the Youth Olympic Games to be held at Nanjing (China) in 2014.
*     Finished 5th in cadet recurve individual qualifying round of the Youth World Archery Championship at Waxi in China from October 11 to 20, 2013.

OTHER NOTABLE INFORMATION:
*     On 26 June 2021, Odisha Government appointed him as Police Constable and posted in Bhubaneswar UPD.
*     He belongs to Bhuyan tribal group.
*    Started archery in 2011 and made his international debut in 2013.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 20 January, 2013
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 27 June, 2021