Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Modi Hails Pranavi and Kumkum After Historic Asian Games Golds
India won two special gold medals at the Asian Games.
Pranavi Sharath Urs won the women’s individual golf event.
She finished all four rounds 15 strokes under par.
Kumkum Anil Mohod won the women’s individual recurve archery event.
Her final against South Korea’s Yejin Oh was tied after five sets.
Kumkum won the one-arrow shoot-off by scoring 10, while Oh scored 8.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated both athletes.
Kumkum’s win also secured an individual quota place for India at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Pranavi Sharath Urs for winning India’s first women’s individual golf gold at the Asian Games.
Pranavi finished on 15-under 265 across four rounds at Kasugai Country Club East Course.
She began the final round three strokes ahead, recovered from a triple bogey with three birdies, and finished at even-par 70.
Modi also congratulated Kumkum Anil Mohod for becoming the first Indian woman to win the Asian Games recurve individual gold.
Kumkum beat South Korea’s Yejin Oh in a one-arrow shoot-off, 10 to 8, and secured an individual quota place for India at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
- Who
- Indian athletes Pranavi Sharath Urs and Kumkum Anil Mohod; Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated them.
- What
- Pranavi won women’s individual golf gold and Kumkum won recurve individual archery gold at the Asian Games.
- When
- At the 2026 Asian Games; the article does not specify the dates of the events or Modi’s messages.
- Where
- Pranavi competed at Kasugai Country Club East Course; Kumkum’s competition venue is not stated.
- Why
- The athletes’ gold-medal victories marked firsts for Indian women in these individual events; Kumkum’s win also secured an individual Olympic quota place for India.
Kumkum Anil Mohod
Yejin Oh
Recurve individual final
Kumkum Anil Mohod
Kumkum won the one-arrow shoot-off with a 10 after the match was tied 5-5 after five sets.
Yejin Oh
South Korea’s Yejin Oh scored an 8 in the shoot-off and finished as runner-up.
- Pranavi’s result
- 15-under 265 over four rounds; final round of even-par 70.
- Golf course
- Kasugai Country Club East Course.
- Pranavi’s final-round position
- Started with a three-stroke lead; recovered from a triple bogey with birdies on the sixth, 10th and 13th holes.
- Kumkum’s final
- Tied 5-5 after five sets; won the one-arrow shoot-off 10-8 against South Korea’s Yejin Oh.
- Olympic quota
- Kumkum’s victory secured an individual quota place for India for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.