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Indian Women’s Recurve Team Wins Historic Asian Games Gold
Three Indian women competed together in recurve archery at the Asian Games.
They faced a very strong team from South Korea in the final.
The first two sets were tied.
India then shot better in the third set and moved ahead.
South Korea fought back in the last set.
India tied that set and won the match 5-3.
This was India’s first gold medal in the women’s recurve team event at the Asian Games.
India also won silver medals in the mixed and men’s recurve team events.
Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti Sharma defeated South Korea 5-3 in the women’s recurve team final.
India led 4-2 after South Korea faltered in the third set, then tied the fourth set to secure gold.
The victory gave India its first Asian Games gold in the women’s recurve team event.
Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara won silver in the mixed recurve team event after losing to China 3-5.
India’s men’s recurve team also won silver after a 1-5 defeat to South Korea.
- Who
- Ankita Bhakat, 17-year-old Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti Sharma won for India.
- What
- India won the women’s recurve team gold medal, while its mixed and men’s recurve teams won silver.
- Where
- The PTI report identifies Nagoya as the location.
- When
- The finals were reported on October 2.
- Why
- The team focused on enjoying the competition, relied on strong teamwork and wanted to improve on its bronze medal from the 2023 Asian Games.
Key facts
- Women’s final
- India defeated South Korea 5-3.
- Women’s team score
- India won the sets 55-51 and tied the other three sets at 54-54, 56-56 and 54-54.
- Historic achievement
- India won its first Asian Games gold in the women’s recurve team event.
- Mixed recurve result
- India lost to China 3-5 in the final and won silver.
- Men’s recurve result
- India lost to South Korea 1-5 in the final and won silver.
- India’s archery medals
- India had seven archery medals: four gold, two silver and one bronze.
- Previous women’s result
- India’s women’s recurve team won bronze at the 2023 Asian Games.
Quotes
Ankita Bhakat
Indian women’s recurve archer
“My family is overjoyed. My mother didn't sleep at all last night because of tension. So she is incredibly happy now. My father is very happy too. My whole family is all delighted. I want to dedicate this medal to my family, all my coaches, the support staff present here, and my entire country.”
rediff.com
“It feels amazing. We are overjoyed to have won a gold medal at the Asian Games for the first time. Our team bonding was incredibly strong, so we are very happy.”
rediff.com
Dhiraj Bommadevara
Indian recurve archer
“We thought if there is wind it’s the same for everyone, so we decided to focus on what we need to do and the communication between us. Given the circumstances, we really gave it our best.”
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Sources
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