World Archery executive board to decide on AAI's fate

Indian archers may have hit the bull's eye after a long time but all is not well with the national federation which may get suspended by the world body in its executive board meeting in the Netherlands Friday.

The 15-member executive board of World Archery headed by its president Ugur Erdener will vote whether to suspend Archery Association of India or not after evaluating the reports submitted by the two parallel elected bodies of the AAI.

The executive board of the WA will meet at Den Bosch, Netherlands on Friday on the sidelines of the World Championships where the Indian men's recurve team has grabbed a three-man quota place for the 2020 Olympics.

"World Archery will receive the reports from both meetings, evaluate and then the executive board will decide next steps. Assuming everything proceeds, it would seem a 'suspension," an WA official told PTI.

Union Minister Arjun Munda and BVP Rao were on Sunday elected unopposed in separate but simultaneous elections in New Delhi and Chandigarh.

When contacted regarding Friday's WA meeting, Munda told PTI: "I've nothing to say. We have followed the proper election process and the matter is in sub-judice in Delhi High Court."
Rao said: We have submitted the election papers and I just hope that India don't get suspended. I'm hoping for a positive outcome."