Archive · 3 Oct 2026
India Wins Historic Women's Recurve Archery Gold at Asian Games
India's women's recurve archery team won a historic gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod beat South Korea 5-3 in the final.
India had never before reached the final of this event at the Games.
The teams shared the first two sets.
India then won the third set and tied the fourth, which was enough to win.
Reports say the archers competed in windy conditions.
India had beaten China in the semifinal.
Kumkum also teamed up with Dhiraj Bommadevara to reach the mixed recurve final, according to reports.
Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod defeated South Korea 5-3 in the women's recurve team final.
The victory gave India its first Asian Games gold in the women's recurve team event and its first final appearance.
After the teams shared the first two sets, India won the third and tied the fourth to secure the title.
India had beaten China 5-1 in the semifinal; reports describe challenging windy conditions during the final.
India's reported medal tally was 67, including 11 golds and 23 silvers, but articles gave conflicting bronze counts.
- Who
- India's women's recurve team—Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod—and South Korea.
- What
- India defeated South Korea 5-3 to win its first Asian Games gold in the women's recurve team event.
- When
- Friday at the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- India won the third set and tied the fourth, securing the match.
- Final result
- India defeated South Korea 5-3.
- Indian team
- Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod.
- Milestone
- India's first gold and first final appearance in the Asian Games women's recurve team event.
- Semifinal
- India defeated China 5-1.
- Set outcome
- The teams shared the first two sets; India won the third and tied the fourth.
- Conditions
- Reports described challenging windy conditions.
- Medal tally
- Reports listed India with 67 medals, including 11 golds and 23 silvers; bronze totals differed between articles.
- Mixed recurve
- Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara advanced to the mixed recurve final after defeating Japan 5-3, according to one report.
Sources
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