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Indian archer
Kumkum Anil Mohod is an Indian female recurve archer. She is a double gold medalist at the Asian Games, winning the recurve women's individual and team events in the 2026 edition.
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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Teenage archer Kumkum Mohod and wrestler Sujeet Kalkal have been recognised as the standout performers of India’s campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha naming them the inaugural recipients of the Jaspal Rana Award and Raja Randhir Singh Award respectively.
Asian Games 2026 medallists: India tops with historic golds as Kumkum Mohod and Pranavi Urs spark a late-medal surge, fueling India’s 85-medal Asiad haul.
Seventeen-year-old Kumkum Mohod created history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in the individual recurve event, beating South Korea’s Yejin Oh in a tense shoot-off to claim the gold medal. Kumkum prevailed 6-5 after the final was tied at 5-5 following five sets. In the…