World Archery, the governing body for the sport on Monday warned the Archery Association of India of immediate suspension if it goes ahead with two separate elections on June 9.

The suspension would mean that the Indian team competing in the World Championships would only be able to compete under a World Archery flag and not the national flag. 

The Indian archery team will kick-off its World Championships campaign on Tuesday, aiming to seal the quota places for Tokyo Olympics.

World Archery has appointed its first vice-president Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol as the mediator between the two factions. 

Chapol will hold meetings with the factions in New Delhi on June 7 and persuade them to hold one election on June 24. 

Both the factions, one led by former president Vijay Kumar Malhotra and the other by BVP Rao, have issued notices for elections on June 9 in New Delhi and Chandigarh.