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Kumkum Mohod Makes History: First Indian Woman to Win Asian Games Individual Recurve Archery Gold!
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Moneycontrol•03-10-2026, 09:24
Kumkum Mohod Makes History: First Indian Woman to Win Asian Games Individual Recurve Archery Gold!
- •17-year-old Kumkum Mohod secured India's first-ever individual recurve archery gold at the Asian Games in Nagoya, defeating South Korea's Oh Yejin 6-5 in a thrilling shoot-out.
- •Kumkum overcame reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung in the quarterfinal and world championships silver medallist Jingyi Zhu in the semifinal on her path to gold.
- •The final was a rollercoaster, with Kumkum bouncing back from a slow start and an 8 in the fourth set to force a shoot-out, where she delivered a perfect 10 under pressure.
- •This historic gold is one of three medals for Kumkum at the Games, including a women's team recurve gold and a mixed pair silver.
- •Kumkum's performance also secured an individual quota place for India at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, though she must still qualify through national trials.
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Kumkum Mohod defeated South Korea's Oh Yejin 6-5 in the final via a tense shoot-out to claim the gold medal.
Her performance successfully secured one of the two available individual quota places for India at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Alongside her historic individual gold, Kumkum won the women's team recurve gold with Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma, and took the mixed pair silver with Dhiraj Bommadevara.
