Hyderabad: Fresh from the Asian Games high, Indian archery stars will switch from national colours to franchise jerseys when the second season of the

India’s Asian Games archery heroes will turn franchise rivals as APL Season 2 begins in Hyderabad on October 8. With 48 Indian and international archers across six teams, the league will offer a fresh test after India’s nine-medal haul in Aichi-Nagoya.

India at Asian Games key results: India's compound archers swept all three team golds and Neeru Dhanda paired with Kynan Chenai for trap gold on September 30. The burst lifted India back into the top 10 of the medal table.