Purnima Mahato, coach of Tata Archery Academy also an employee of Tata Steel has been selected as the coach of the Archery Team that will represent India at the Beijing Olympics next month. It has already been announced that Ms. V Pranitha, a cadet of Tata Archery Academy has been selected as part of the Indian Archery Team; the announcement of Purnima Mahato has come as a feather in the cap of Tata Archery Academy. This is the first time that a coach of Tata Archery Academy been given the responsibility of being a coach of the Indian Team at the Olympics.

An accomplished archer, Purnima Mahato won a Gold Medal (Team) in the International Archery Championship held at Bangkok in 1993. She has several other International achievements to her credit. She joined Tata Steel in 1994 and has been coaching the cadets of Tata Archery Academy ever since.

Purnima Mahato has been one of the most successful coaches in guiding Indian Archery teams in the International arena. In 2005, she accompanied the Indian Archery team to Spain for the 43rd Senior World Outdoor Archery Championship where India won a Silver medal. She was the coach of the Indian team which won a Gold medal for the boy's event and a Bronze Medal for the girls at the Senior Asian Archery Championship held in China in 2007. Her latest achievement as a coach was at the 2nd World Cup Archery held at Croatia in 2008 where Indian team won a Silver medal and a Bronze Medal.