President Murmu hails recurve archers, boxer Lovlina for historic Asian Games medals

New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu on Friday congratulated India’s recurve archers and boxer Lovlina Borgohain for his or her historic Asian Games medals. 

To begin off the day, India produced a shocking upset in girls’s recurve archery as Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma defeated South Korea 5-3 within the gold medal match on Friday to assert the nation’s first-ever medal within the self-discipline on the continental showpiece. In blended archery, Kumkum and Dhiraj Bommadevara settled for silver within the blended recurve archery workforce occasion after shedding 3-5 to China’s Zhu Jingyi and Li Mengqi within the gold-medal match. Lovlina additionally celebrated her twenty ninth birthday in type as she defeated China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 within the girls’s 75kg remaining to win the gold.

Posting on X for the Indian girls’s recurve trio, President Murmu referred to as it ‘a gold to recollect’. 

‘I lengthen my heartiest congratulations to Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti on successful the first-ever Gold Medal within the Recurve Women’s Team occasion in Archery on the Asian Games 2026. Three archers, one united effort, and a Gold to recollect! May your dedication and dedication proceed to encourage younger archers,’ posted Murmu on X.

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Congratulating Dhiraj and Kumkum, President Murmu referred to as their first-ever blended recurve archery silver as a ‘proud second for Indian archery’. 

‘Warmest congratulations to Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohod on successful the Silver Medal within the Recurve Mixed Team occasion in Archery on the Asian Games 2026. It is a historic achievement, as your excellent efficiency brings India its first-ever Silver Medal on this occasion. A proud second for Indian archery! My greatest needs to you for a lot of extra achievements,’ posted Murmu on X. 

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Congratulating Lovlina, Murmu lauded her ‘power, precision and dedication’. 

‘Heartiest congratulations to you, Lovlina Borgohain, in your historic Gold Medal victory within the Women’s 75kg Boxing occasion on the Asian Games 2026! Your power, precision and dedication within the ring have introduced immense pleasure to Bharat. Winning this Gold Medal in your birthday makes the event much more particular. My greatest needs to you to your continued success,’ posted Murmu on X. 

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Notably, India’s sepaktakraw bought a purpose to rejoice on the again finish of the Asian Games 2026 marketing campaign as the boys’s quadrant secured a bronze medal after a defeat to Japan within the semifinal of their occasion on Friday. 

The Indian males’s quadrant of Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Ram Kumar Sharma, Bobby Kumar and Akash Yumnam secured the bronze, shedding 0-2  (12-15, 13-15) to Japan within the semis, as per ESPN. 

This marks India’s third medal in sepaktakraw on the Asian Games, having beforehand gained two bronze medals: within the males’s workforce regu within the 2018 version in Jakarta and the 2022 version bronze within the girls’s workforce regu occasion. 

The Indian quadrant loved a terrific run to the medal, beating the World Cup winners Myanmar within the group stage and ensuring that the contingent didn’t return dwelling empty-handed. 

This is India’s 72nd medal on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with 12 golds, 25 silver medals and 34 bronze medals. (ANI)