Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok (X)
Aditi, the highest-ranked female player from India, made the cut by acquiring an OGR of 24, while Diksha also sealed her spot by clinching an OGR of 40.
Indian golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar have officially secured qualification to participate in the Paris Olympics as members of the Indian contingent at Le Golf National.
While it will be a third appearance for Aditi at the Olympics which is also the most for an Indian, Diksha will be competing for the second time. For Sharma and Bhullar, it would be their maiden appearance at the Olympics.
India’s best performance at the Olympics came from Aditi who finished fourth in the Tokyo Games 2020.
The Olympic entries are sent by the Indian Golf Union, and qualification for Olympics is determined by rankings, limited to 60 men’s and as many women’s players through the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
The top 15 players in the OWGR are eligible for the Olympics with a maximum limit of four golfers allowed from a single country.
The Olympic Golf Rankings (OGR) after the top 15 players consists of up to two top eligible players per country, as long as it does not have at least two golfers in the top 15.
Aditi, the highest-ranked female player from India, made the cut by acquiring an OGR of 24, while Diksha also sealed her spot by clinching an OGR of 40.
Diksha is the only golfer to have appeared in both the Olympics and the Deaflympics, where she is a two-time medallist. The 23-year-old won a silver in 2017 in Turkey and a gold in 2022 in Brazil.
She became only the second Indian woman to win on the LET after Aditi Ashok and became the youngest to do so at the age of 18.
Both Aditi and Diksha are set to join the likes of Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar as the four representatives from India.
“It’s a privilege and honour to represent India at the Olympics. It’s a dream come true obviously. We have a very good and experienced team in Gaganjeet, Aditi, Diksha and myself,” stated Shubhankar Sharma.
“If Olympic week turns our way, any medal is possible. Personally speaking, my game is trending in the right direction and I am keyed up to deliver,” exclaimed a confident Sharma.
(with inputs from agencies)
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