Virendra sachdeva

World Archery Tom Dielen: Archery Association of India (AAI) on Monday announced the first-of-its-kind Archery League, bringing together men and women recurve and compound archers from India and the world, who will be competing in a franchise-styled tournament.

The inaugural edition of the league is expected to take place over a 11-day period in October this year at the Yamuna Sports Complex, New Delhi. It has received encouragement from World Archery, World Archery Asia and the Sports Ministry of India.

The league will feature foreign archers from among the world's top 10, along with top Indian archers who will all be representing six franchise teams.