India’s women’s recurve archery team has created history by winning its maiden Asian Games gold medal, defeating world champions South Korea 5-3 in a thrilling final today.
Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod held their nerve in windy conditions to edge past the 10-time Olympic champions.
After the first two sets were tied, India seized the advantage in the third set with a 55-point score against Korea’s 52.
In the fourth set, a crucial score correction turned Kirti Sharma’s 8 into a 9, taking India to 54 points and sealing the gold.
Earlier, India had defeated China 5-1 in the semifinal to reach its first-ever Asian Games women’s recurve final. This is India’s first Asian Games gold in the women’s recurve team event.
