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Who Became India's First Girls Gold Winners in Archery and Golf? 🏹

Kumkum Mohod, 17, won the women’s individual recurve archery gold at the Asian Games.

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Key Points

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Kumkum’s win gave India its first gold in women’s individual recurve archery.

The final match was tied 5‑5 before the shoot‑off decided the champion.

Pranavi’s total score was 265, with several birdies in the last round.

Both athletes received congratulations on a social media platform from the President.

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She beat South Korea’s Yejin Oh in a tie‑breaker arrow shoot‑off.

Pranavi Sharath Urs claimed the women’s individual stroke‑play golf gold, finishing with a low score.

President Droupadi Murmu praised both athletes, saying they will motivate many young people.

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7 words

archery

A sport where people shoot arrows with a bow at a target.

recurve

A bow that curves outward at the ends, helping it store more energy.

shoot‑off

A sudden extra round where each player shoots one arrow to break a tie.

stroke‑play

Golf scoring where the total number of hits is added up.

birdie

In golf, finishing a hole one stroke under the expected number.

quota

A spot reserved for a country to take part in a future competition.

milestone

A big important achievement.

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