Sixteen-year-old Maharashtra archer Kumkum Mohod, ranked 530th in the world, sprung a surprise by tying with the experienced Simranjeet Kaur at the top of the women’s recurve table after completion of three qualification rounds in the first archery selection trials at the Sports Authority of India ground here on Wednesday.
Kumkum, who had shot 652 in the first round on Monday, scored 657 and 676 on Wednesday to aggregate 1985. Simranjeet, who also totalled 1985, took the top spot on the basis of shooting more Xs and 10s. Olympians Deepika Kumari (1984), Ankita Bhakat (1956) and Bhajan Kaur (1931) claimed third, sixth and 12th places respectively.
Teenage National champion and World under-18 champion Sharvari Shende could not make it to Thursday’s round robin stage, which would be followed by elimination matches on Friday.
Atanu Das shot two identical rounds of 686 to tally 2051 and secure the top spot among men. Olympians B. Dhiraj (2034) and Tarundeep Rai (2023) were third and fifth respectively.
In the compound division, former men’s individual World champion Ojas Deotale scored two identical rounds of 710 to sit atop the table with 2134.
V. Jyothi Surekha began the day with 703 before recording 710 and finishing as the women’s number one with 2122.
Published – January 07, 2026 07:29 pm IST
