How 17‑Year‑Old Kumkum Mohan Stayed Calm to Beat South Korea’s Ye Jin Oh

Mohan’s path to gold required defeating world champion Kang Chaeyang in the quarter‑finals and 2025 world‑championship silver medallist Jingyi Zhu in the semis. In the final, she fell behind 3‑5 before delivering a perfect 30 in the fifth set and forcing a shoot‑off. Throughout, she kept her focus on her breathing, points and process, ignoring the opponent’s score, as advised by her coach.