Asian Games 2026: 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod shoots a perfect 10 to make Asiad recurve archery history
- On Saturday, Indian archer Kumkum Anil Mohod defeated South Korea's Oh Ye-jin in a shoot-off to win the women's individual recurve gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
- Kumkum's victory followed a successful Friday campaign where she secured the women's team recurve gold with Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma, then won mixed pair silver alongside Dhiraj Bommadevara at the Asian Games.
- Tied at 5-5 after five sets, the match required a shoot-off where Kumkum hit a perfect 10 and Ye-jin managed an 8, deciding the tense contest.
- With this victory, Kumkum became the first Indian woman to win an individual recurve medal at the continental Asian Games event, contributing to India's total medal tally of 77.
- By reaching the semifinals, Kumkum secured an Olympic quota place for India at the Los Angeles Olympics, with the quota belonging to the country per international rules.
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Kumkum Mohod Clinches Historic Recurve Archery Asian Games Gold, Secures LA 2028 Olympic Quota
Kumkum sent the arrow into the 10-ring in the shoot-out to beat South Korea's Oh Yejin 6-5 in the final and become the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in the individual recurve event.
Asian Games 2026: 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod creates history, wins India’s first women’s individual recurve gold
AICHI-NAGOYA: Indian teenager archer Kumkum Mohod scripted history at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday, winning India’s first individual women’s recurve gold medal after edging South Korea’s Oh Yejin in a dramatic shoot-off. The 17-year-old prevailed 6-5 after the final was tied at 5-5 following five sets. With the gold medal decided by a single arrow, Oh shot an 8 before Kumkum held her nerve to land a perfect 10 and seal the title, according t…
Kumkum’s Asian Games recurve triumph nets historic Asian Games gold and Olympic berth
Teenage archer Kumkum Mohod etched her name into Indian sporting history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in the individual recurve event, clinching a sensational gold medal in Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
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