{
  "id": 11343674,
  "title": "Asian Games 2026: India Stun Archery Powerhouse South Korea 5-3 To Win Historic Women's Recurve Gold | Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/asian-games-2026-india-stun-archery-powerhouse-south-korea-5-3-to-win",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:33:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/asian-games-2026-india-stun-archery-powerhouse-south-korea-5-3-to-win-historic-womens-recurve-gold-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a thrilling upset, India's women's recurve archery team stunned archery powerhouse South Korea 5-3 to claim the gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday in Aichi-Nagoya. India's Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat, and Kirti Sharma made history by becoming India's first-ever medalists in the women's recurve team event at the continental showpiece. The Indian trio outplayed the South Korean archers, led by 17-year-old Kumkum, who delivered two crucial 10s in the closing stages to secure victory. This marks India's 11th gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, taking their overall medal count to 67, including 23 silvers and 33 bronzes.",
  "summary": "Aichi-Nagoya: India produced a stunning upset in women's recurve archery as Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma defeated South Korea 5-3 in the gold medal match at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday to claim the country's first-ever medal in the discipline at the continental showpiece. India strikes gold in recurve! Kirti Sharma, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Anil Mohod make history by winning…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea denied 8th straight gold in women's team recurve archery, takes silver",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/s-korea-denied-8th-straight-gold-in-womens-team-recurve-archery-takes",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:22:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}