Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 5 (ANI): Fresh from a nine-medal haul, together with 5 golds, on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, India’s archery stars will commerce nationwide colors for franchise jerseys because the second season of the Archery Premier League (APL) will get underway in Hyderabad on October 8.
That continental marketing campaign produced particular person breakthroughs and a number of gold medallists. Seventeen-year-old Kumkum Anil Mohod grew to become the primary Indian to win a person Asian Games gold in recurve archery, whereas Jyothi Surekha Vennam helped India defend its girls’s crew gold and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav gained two golds, as per a launch.Â
In Hyderabad, they may carry that type into separate franchise squads, competing alongside and towards a number of the world’s main archers.
Running till October 18 at People’s Plaza on Necklace Road, APL Season 2 will function 48 archers throughout six franchises, equally divided between women and men in recurve and compound occasions. The league’s 15-second shot clock provides one other check, requiring archers to make fast choices and ship below stress.
Kumkum and Sahil will be part of forces for Chero Archers, with Danish star Mathias Fullerton and two-time Olympian Atanu Das including worldwide and Indian expertise. Their Asian Games success provides the franchise two in-form Indian contenders because it prepares to problem for the title.
Chola Chiefs will pair Asian Games double gold medallist Chikitha Taniparthi with Brazil’s Marcus D’Almeida. Four-time Olympian Deepika Kumari and World Championships silver medallist Rajat Chauhan additional strengthen a squad that mixes rising expertise with established names.
Defending champions Rajputana Royals will look to retain their crown with Tokyo Olympic champion Mete Gazoz and British compound star Ella Gibson. Asian Games gold medallist Ankita Bhakat, former world champion Ojas Pravin Deotale and Kushal Dalal add depth to their title defence.
Archery Premier League Director Anil Kamineni mentioned, “India’s Asian Games success gives the second season an exciting backdrop. Fans will now see those medallists compete across rival franchises, alongside some of the best archers in the world. The quality of the squads and the demands of the 15-second format should make for a closely contested league, while giving Indian archers another valuable competitive opportunity.”
Mighty Marathas will carry collectively Asian Games silver medallist Dhiraj Bommadevara, Dutch compound star Mike Schloesser and Mexican Olympic medallist Alejandra Valencia. Parneet Kaur, Mrinal Chauhan and Madhura Dhamangaonkar strengthen the franchise’s Indian contingent.
Multiple Asian Games gold medallist Jyothi Surekha Vennam will lead Kakatiya Knights’ problem alongside Nico Wiener, Elia Canales and Asian Games silver medallist Neeraj Chauhan. World Cup stage gold medallist Ridhi additionally options within the squad.
Prithviraaj Yodhas will financial institution on Andrea Becerra and former Asian Games gold medallist Abhishek Verma, with Matias Grande, Gatha Anandrao Khadake and Asian Games girls’s recurve crew gold medallist Kirti Sharma including to their problem.
Archery Association of India Secretary General Virender Sachdeva mentioned, ‘The league will assist Indian archers to construct on their worldwide performances by way of common competitors with Olympic and World champions, whereas inspiring the following era to take up the game.’
For India’s Asian Games medallists, Hyderabad brings a contemporary contest the place nationwide teammates grow to be franchise rivals and international opponents grow to be teammates, with continental success now giving solution to the pursuit of the APL title.
APL Season 2 – Full Squads
KAKATIYA KNIGHTS: Nico Wiener (Austria), Elia Canales (Spain), Neeraj Chauhan, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Rohit Kumar, Avneet Kaur, Shivshankar Sakharam Landkar and Ridhi.
PRITHVIRAJ YODHAS: Matias Grande (Mexico), Andrea Maya Becerra Arizaga (Mexico), Abhishek Verma, Gatha Anandrao Khadake, Thirumuru Ganesh Mani Ratnam, Raj Kaur, Juyel Sarkar and Kirti Sharma.
RAJPUTANA ROYALS (Defending Champions): Kushal Dalal, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Ella Gibson (Great Britain), Swati Dudhwal, Mete Gazoz (Trkiye), Abhyuday Amol Pakhale, Ankita Bhakat and Sangeeta.
CHERO ARCHERS: Mathias Fullerton (Denmark), Sahil Rajesh Jadhav, Prithika Pradeep, Jasveer Kaur, Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das, Casey Kaufhold (USA) and Kumkum Anil Mohod.
MIGHTY MARATHAS: Mike Schloesser (Netherlands), Aman Saini, Parneet Kaur, Madhura Dhamangaonkar, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Mrinal Chauhan, Alejandra Valencia Trujillo (Mexico) and Simranjeet Kaur.
CHOLA CHIEFS: Rishabh Yadav, Rajat Chauhan, Alejandra Usquiano (Colombia), Chikitha Taniparthi, Marcus D’Almeida (Brazil), Pawan, Deepika Kumari and Yuktha Sri Kondapavuluri. (ANI)