Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 2 -- India defeated China 5-1 in the women's recurve team semifinal at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday to book a place in the gold medal match, where they will face South Korea.

Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma combined to produce a composed performance and secured the semifinal with scores of 53-51, 54-52 and 51-51 across the three sets, according to ESPN.

The Indian trio made a slow start, trailing China 25-26 after the first rotation of the opening set. However, a strong finish saw India score 28 points in the second rotation to take the set 53-51 and move 2-0 ahead.

India maintained the momentum in the second set. Kirti began with a 10 before Ankita and Kumkum added an eight and nine respectively, givi...