SportsSaturday, 3 October 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Kumkum Mohod wins women’s recurve individual gold at Asian Games; Pranavi wins golf gold
At the ongoing Asian Games in Nagoya, 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod won women’s recurve individual gold after a shoot-off, while Pranavi became India’s first women’s golf gold medallist.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In the ongoing Asian Games at Nagoya, 17-year-old Indian archer Kumkum Mohod won the women’s recurve individual gold medal after defeating South Korea’s Oh Ejin in a shoot-off.
Key specifics
- The final ended level after five sets, forcing a shoot-off.
- Oh Ejin shot 8 in the shoot-off, while Kumkum Mohod shot 10 to win gold.
- This was the first gold in the women’s recurve individual event for India in the ongoing Asian Games.
- Kumkum had already won gold in the women’s recurve team event earlier in the same edition.
- India’s Pranavi also won golf gold, becoming the first Indian women’s golfer to win gold at the Asian Games.
Exam lens
Question type: Sports current affairs, firsts and event-based MCQ; key facts: Nagoya, women’s recurve individual, shoot-off, Oh Ejin, Pranavi, first Indian women’s golf gold. TNPSC one-liner: Which Indian teenager won the women’s recurve individual gold at the Asian Games in a shoot-off?