{"id":31350,"date":"2026-10-02T03:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31350"},"modified":"2026-10-02T03:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:38:59","slug":"gold-medal-secured-indias-women-recurve-archers-defeat-south-korea-in-final-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31350","title":{"rendered":"Gold medal secured! India\u2019s women recurve archers defeat South Korea in final | Asian Games 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134630197,imgsize-183192,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/asian-games-aichi-nagoya-2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"Gold medal secured! India\u2019s women recurve archers defeat South Korea in final\" title=\"India's Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate after winning the gold medal (REUTERS)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"India's Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate after winning the gold medal (REUTERS)\">India&#8217;s Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate after winning the gold medal (REUTERS)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>India\u2019s women\u2019s recurve archery team created history on Friday, defeating world champions South Korea 5-3 to claim its maiden Asian Games gold medal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ankita-bhakat\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ankita Bhakat<\/a>, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod held their nerve in windy conditions to overcome the 10-time Olympic champions in a closely fought final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Games Full Coverage<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/schedule\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\">Schedule<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/medal-tally\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\">Medal Tally<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The opening two sets were evenly contested, with the teams sharing the points after both produced scores of 54 and 56 respectively.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>South Korea then faltered in the third set. The Korean trio of reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung, Oh Yejin and Lee Yunji hit three successive 8s to finish with 52 points.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>India capitalised on the opening, scoring 55 to take the set and move ahead.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The fourth set went down to the wire. Korea managed 54 points, while Kirti initially registered an 8 with her opening shot. <!-- -->The score was later changed to 9, taking India\u2019s total to 54.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>That levelled the scores in the set and was enough to seal the gold medal for India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The Indian team had earlier secured its place in the final by beating China 5-1 in the semifinal, reaching the Asian Games title clash for the first time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>India\u2019s women\u2019s recurve team had won bronze at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, but went one step further in Friday\u2019s final to secure its first Asian Games gold in the event.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/gold-medal-secured-indias-women-recurve-archers-defeat-south-korea-in-final\/articleshow\/134630158.cms\" target=\"_blank\" 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