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Kumkum Mohod: Teen Archer Secures India's First Individual Recurve Gold at Asian Games
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Moneycontrol•03-10-2026, 11:18
Kumkum Mohod: Teen Archer Secures India's First Individual Recurve Gold at Asian Games
- •17-year-old Kumkum Mohod won India's first individual recurve gold medal at the Asian Games, also securing an Olympic quota for LA 2028.
- •Mohod defeated South Korea's Oh Ye-jin in a shoot-off, delivering a perfect 10 after visualizing the shot.
- •Her mental preparation, including visualization and breathing exercises, was crucial in overcoming a 1-3 and 3-5 deficit in the final.
- •Mohod's achievement includes three medals at the Nagoya Games: individual gold, team gold, and mixed team silver.
- •Despite her historic win, Mohod remains grounded, enjoying comedy shows, painting, and balancing sports with her studies.
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Kumkum Mohod became the first Indian woman to win an individual recurve title at the Asian Games by defeating South Korea's Oh Ye-jin in a shoot-off, which also earned India a quota place for the LA 2028 Olympics.
Mohod focused entirely on her own performance by shutting out her opponents and using visualization and breathing exercises, even imagining a perfect 10 before her shoot-off.
Her father, Anil Manohar Mohod, makes cardboard sweet boxes in Amravati to support the family and her archery, and she has trained for years using a second-hand bow.
