India, May 29 -- Teenage archery sensation Kumkum Anil Mohod watched five-time Olympic medallist Brady Ellison meditate before his matches in the Archery Premier League, a competition that brought top international archers to play alongside Indians in an innovative format here last October.

In the same competition, compound archer Sahil Rajesh Jadhav observed how the world's best archers detached themselves from the atmosphere, the crowd and the pressure of tense moments to keep their focus on the target. These were valuable lessons for the youngsters, who recently toppled established names in the selection trials to make the Indian team for the Asian Games.

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