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Teen Archer Kumkum Mohod Wins Asian Games Gold, Eyes Olympics
Kumkum Mohod is a 17-year-old archer from Amravati, India.
She won a gold medal and a silver medal at the Asian Games.
Her gold came in the women’s team event.
India beat the strong South Korean team in the final.
Kumkum also won silver with Dhiraj Bommadevara in the mixed team event.
She started learning archery with a bamboo bow in 2018.
Her family and coaches helped her continue despite money problems.
She has now reached the individual quarterfinals.
Her biggest dream is to compete for India at the Olympics.
Seventeen-year-old Kumkum Mohod won gold in the women’s recurve team event at the Asian Games.
She also won silver with Dhiraj Bommadevara in the mixed recurve team event.
India defeated South Korea 5-3 for its first Asian Games medal in the women’s recurve team event.
Mohod began with a bamboo bow in 2018 and later progressed to a recurve bow despite financial difficulties.
She has reached the individual women’s recurve quarterfinals and hopes to represent India at the Olympics.
- Who
- Seventeen-year-old Indian archer Kumkum Mohod, alongside teammates and coaches.
- What
- Mohod won gold in the women’s recurve team event and silver in the mixed recurve team event at the Asian Games.
- Where
- The competition was held at the Asian Games, while Mohod trains at the Khelo India Centre in Amravati.
- When
- During the reported Asian Games campaign; her individual quarterfinal was scheduled for the following Saturday.
- Why
- She and her teammates competed for India, with Mohod aiming to qualify for and represent the country at the Olympics.
Key facts
- Age
- 17
- Asian Games medals
- Gold in women’s recurve team; silver in mixed recurve team
- Women’s team final
- India defeated South Korea 5-3
- Mixed team final
- India lost to China 3-5
- Training base
- Khelo India Centre, Amravati
- Archery journey
- Started with a bamboo bow in 2018 and moved to a recurve bow in 2022
- International debut
- 2025
- Reported wording discrepancy
- The article identifies the competition as the Asian Games, while one coach quote refers to it as the Asian Championships.
Quotes
Ganesh Jadhav
District Sports Officer and Khelo India Centre representative in Amravati
“This is a matter of great pride for us in Amravati, and indeed for the entire country, that our Khelo India girl athlete, Kumkum Mohod, has won a gold medal in the team event and a silver medal in the mixed team event today.”
rediff.com
“Her dream is to play in the Olympics, and now let's see what happens next.”
rediff.com
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