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Kumkum Mohod Secures Historic Gold, Olympic Quota for India at Asian Games 2026
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News18•03-10-2026, 09:16
Kumkum Mohod Secures Historic Gold, Olympic Quota for India at Asian Games 2026
- •17-year-old Kumkum Mohod won India's first-ever women's individual recurve archery gold medal at the Asian Games 2026.
- •Mohod defeated South Korea's Oh Yejin in a dramatic final, scoring a perfect 10 in a one-arrow shoot-off after the match was tied 5-5.
- •This historic victory also secured an LA 2028 Olympic quota place for India.
- •Kumkum Mohod now has three medals at these Asian Games: individual recurve gold, women's recurve team gold, and mixed team recurve silver.
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Kumkum Mohod tied 5-5 with South Korea's Oh Yejin after five sets in the women's individual recurve final, forcing a one-arrow shoot-off where Kumkum delivered a perfect 10 to win 6-5.
Kumkum became India's first-ever women's individual recurve medallist at the Asian Games with her breakthrough gold medal, while also securing an LA 2028 Olympic quota place for India and finishing her campaign with three medals.
The 17-year-old teenager secured three medals at the Asian Games: gold in the women's recurve team event, silver in the mixed team recurve, and gold in the individual event.
