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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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17-year-old Kumkum Mohod used a second-hand bow to win Archery World Cup, now she has won India's first individual recurve gold at the Asian Games; Who is she?

A 3000 rupee wooden bow, bought with money her grandmother gave her, is where this story begins. Eight years later, that same girl stood on top of the podium in Japan, an Asian Games gold medal around her neck, the first Indian woman ever to win an individual medal in recurve archery.

Her name is Kumkum Anil Mohod. She is 17 years old, she comes from Gosavi Colony in Amravati.

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