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Teen Archer Kumkum Secures LA Olympics Quota, Storms into Recurve Final!
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News18•03-10-2026, 07:00
Teen Archer Kumkum Secures LA Olympics Quota, Storms into Recurve Final!
- •Teenager Kumkum Mohod advanced to the women's individual recurve final, defeating China's Jingyi Zhu 6-2.
- •By reaching the gold medal round, Kumkum secured one of two quota spots for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics for India.
- •The 17-year-old became the first Indian recurve archer to win an individual medal in the women's event, guaranteeing at least a silver.
- •Kumkum defeated reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung 6-4 in the quarterfinal earlier in the day.
- •She previously won women's team recurve gold and mixed pair silver with Dhiraj Bommadevara.
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Kumkum Mohod secured the 2028 LA Olympics quota by defeating China's Jingyi Zhu 6-2 to reach the women's individual recurve final in Nagoya.
Before advancing to the final, 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod defeated reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung 6-4 in the quarterfinal.
Kumkum Mohod became the first Indian recurve archer to win a medal in the women's individual event, assuring herself of at least a silver medal.
