New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Indian recurve archers on their historic women's recurve gold and mixed team recurve silver medal wins at the ongoing Asian Games, saying that their triumphs will serve as inspiration to young archers and showcase their "skill and zeal".

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. On the other hand, Indian archers Dhiraj and Kumkum secured India's first-ever mixed recurve archery silver medal after losing 3-5 to China's Zhu Jingyi and Li Mengqi in the ...