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Kumkum Mohod Wins Historic Asian Games Recurve Gold
Kumkum Mohod is a 17-year-old archer from India.
She won the women’s individual recurve gold at the Asian Games.
Her final against South Korea’s Oh Yejin was tied, so each archer shot one more arrow.
Oh scored 8, and Kumkum scored 10 to win.
On her way to the final, Kumkum beat world champion Kang Chaeyoung and China’s Jingyi Zhu.
Her run to the semifinal also secured India a place in the individual archery event at the 2028 Olympics.
That place belongs to India, and it does not automatically mean Kumkum will compete.
She also won a team gold and a mixed-pair silver at the Games.
Seventeen-year-old Indian archer Kumkum Mohod defeated South Korea’s Oh Yejin in a shoot-off after their final was tied 5-5.
Oh scored 8 with her shoot-off arrow; Mohod scored 10 to win the individual recurve gold.
Mohod beat reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung 6-4 in the quarterfinal and China’s Jingyi Zhu 6-2 in the semifinal.
Her semifinal result secured an individual quota place for India at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics; the quota belongs to the country.
Mohod also won women’s team recurve gold with Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma, and mixed-pair silver with Dhiraj Bommadevara.
- Who
- Indian archer Kumkum Mohod and South Korean archer Oh Yejin.
- What
- Mohod won the women’s individual recurve gold by scoring 10 in a shoot-off after the final was tied 5-5.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya; reports identify Nagoya and Okazaki as locations.
- When
- Saturday, October 3, 2026, according to the reports.
- Why
- The final was tied after five sets, and Mohod’s 10 beat Oh’s 8 in the shoot-off.
Achievement described
Reports’ wording
Historic first
Achievement described
Some reports say Mohod became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games individual recurve medal.
Reports’ wording
Other reports describe her as the first Indian woman to win the individual recurve title; one report also notes Tarundeep Rai as the only other Indian to win an individual recurve medal at the Games.
Event location
Achievement described
Some reports place the final in Nagoya.
Reports’ wording
Another report gives Okazaki as the location.
Key facts
- Age
- 17.
- Final
- Tied 5-5 after regulation; Mohod won the shoot-off 10-8.
- Quarterfinal
- Mohod defeated reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung 6-4.
- Semifinal
- Mohod defeated China’s Jingyi Zhu 6-2.
- Olympic quota
- India earned an individual quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics; the quota belongs to the country.
- Other medals
- Women’s team recurve gold and mixed-pair silver.
- Reported location
- Articles name both Nagoya and Okazaki.
- Historic achievement
- Reports describe Mohod as the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games individual recurve medal and/or title.
Quotes
Prafull Dange
Kumkum Mohod’s coach
“Kumkum spends a lot of time on visualisation as well as her mental strength. She reads the book ‘The Power of Subconscious Mind’ as well Marathi book ‘Vichar Niyam’, a book on positive thoughts. She has never seen the Koreans or other archers as somebody to be fearful of.”
indianexpress.com
“Kumkum’s biggest strength has been her mental resilience. She shot with a second-hand bow for a good part of the last five years. We would travel in sleeper class trains and buses for the tournaments. She would never complain.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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