At the time of an October 2026 Hindustan Times profile, 17-year-old Amravati archer Kumkum Anil Mohod was described as the youngest member of India’s women’s recurve squad. The story links her reported run of 10s to a coach’s accounts of extra training, her regular reading of a Marathi book, and her decision to remove social-media apps from her phone. The reported medals and match score below are attributed to the profile; they have not been independently confirmed here against official results.
What Kumkum reportedly did at the Asian Games
Rutvick Mehta’s Hindustan Times profile, published October 2, 2026, reports that India’s women’s recurve team defeated South Korea for gold. It also says Kumkum won mixed-team silver with Dhiraj. In the match against Korea, the profile credits her with 78 points out of 80: six 10s and two 9s. These are the profile’s reported results and score, not independently verified official event records.
The work behind the scores
Kumkum’s coach, Prafull Dange, recalled two moments that illustrate her commitment. After a tournament, she chose to go to the gym rather than sightseeing. On another occasion, she returned to Amravati late at night and arrived early the next morning for training. These are Dange’s recollections as reported by Hindustan Times, rather than independently observed accounts.
Dange also described her consistency this way: “She has the same hunger.”
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Why reading is part of her routine
The profile says Kumkum regularly reads Vichar Niyam, a Marathi book it characterizes as being about the mind’s power and control. Dange said: “The good thing is that she doesn’t just read them, she puts it into action.”
The article does not identify the book’s author, publisher, or edition, so its exact bibliographic identity cannot be established from the profile alone.
Her choice to remove social-media apps
According to the profile, Kumkum had removed social-media apps, including YouTube, from her phone a few months before publication and was not on Instagram. That describes her reported personal phone use; it does not establish that avoiding social media is necessary or beneficial for other athletes.
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The profile presents maintaining her form on the way to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as Kumkum’s next challenge. It also recounts a personal promise between her and Dange: if she wins an Olympic medal, he will upgrade her Apple phone. The story presents this as a coach-athlete challenge, not a sponsorship.
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