# India's archers win nine medals at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026

> India's archers secure nine medals at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, with 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod breaking Korea's four-decade dominance.
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- Author: Y.B. Sarangi
- Published: 2026-10-04T14:16:03+00:00
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## Indian archers dominate Asian Games
India's archers won nine medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, matching their Hangzhou 2023 haul with all debutants.

> Riding on 17-year-old debutant Kumkum Mohod’s stellar performance, the Indian archery squad achieved historic milestones and contributed the maximum number of gold medals to the country’s tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
## Kumkum Mohod breaks Korea's four-decade hold
17-year-old Kumkum Mohod ended Korea's 40-year dominance in women's recurve archery with a historic individual gold medal.

> Kumkum’s arrows wrote a phenomenal story on the archery field. The Amaravati archer experienced a meteoric rise, toppling big names to top the first selection trials in Kolkata in January.
## Team gold for India
Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma stunned Korea 5-3 to win women’s team archery gold, ending a seven-title reign.

> Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma stunned Korea 5-3 to win women’s team archery gold at the Asian Games, ending a seven-title reign.
## Mixed team silver for India
Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Sanjay Bhoge and Neeraj Chauhan secured mixed team silver after a 3-5 loss to China’s Zhu Jingyi and Li Mengqi.

> Then she combined with the experienced Dhiraj Bommadevara to settle for mixed team silver after a 3-5 loss in the final to China’s Zhu Jingyi and Li Mengqi.
## Recurve men's team silver
The recurve men’s team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge retained team silver after Neeraj beat Dhiraj in an all-Indian bronze match.

> The recurve men didn’t disappoint as the triumvirate of Dhiraj, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge retained the team silver.
## Compound archers win team gold
Sahil Jadhav and Chikitha Taniparthi emerged as new compound archery icons after winning women’s team gold and equalling the world record.

> The trio of Chikitha, Prithika Pradeep and seasoned campaigner Jyothi Surekha Vennam overcame China 238-234 in the women’s team final while equalling the world record.
## Kumkum's mental toughness
Kumkum Mohod used mental training to overcome pressure, rallying twice to win the individual recurve gold 10-8 in the tie-breaker.

> Kumkum, who reads books to develop mental toughness, returned the next day to eliminate two Koreans (Kang and Oh) and one Chinese (Zhu) for the historic individual gold.
## Coaching impact
Udham Singh transformed an unexpected trio into a successful unit by convincing Kirti to move from Jind to Hazaribag for archery training.

> Udham, who picked Kirti early and convinced her parents to shift her base from Jind to Hazaribag to groom her at an archery academy, got the two teenagers and the experienced Ankita to open up, understand each other better and develop as a team.
## Olympic preparation
India’s archers secured Olympic quota places in women’s recurve individual and compound mixed team events for Los Angeles 2028.

> Significantly, five of the nine medals, including two golds, came in recurve. India also secured Olympic quota places in the women’s recurve individual and compound mixed team events.
## Future success
Kumkum Mohod’s performance signals India’s potential to be a force at Los Angeles 2028 after breaking Korea’s four-decade dominance in archery.

> A stupendous show by Indian archers prove the country will be a force to reckon with at Los Angeles 2028.
## Key takeaway

India's archers won nine medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, including 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod's historic individual recurve gold that ended Korea's 40-year dominance in women's recurve archery.