INDIAN ARCHERY LEAGUE LAUNCHED

The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Saturday decided to launch the Indian Archery League (IAL), to feature top Indian and overseas archers, in the latest development for the lively world of Indian sport.

The AAI has developed a committee to explore the possibilities of the new league, which follows similar developments in Taiwan and Korea.

“We have spoken to some houses in the private sector and we have got three or four options. We will have our first meeting in March when we will find the way forward,” chairman Virendra Sachdeva told Indian news website Sportstar.

The AAI is also developing a grass-roots initiative called ‘Archery Mahakumb,’ involving over 10,000 archers who use bamboo bows and arrows, from 700 districts, including residential schools to be opened all over the country. This is to be overseen by AAI president Arjun Munda, who is the Union Tribal Affairs Minister.