Aditi Ashok raises hopes of medal in Golf for India
At the age of 23, India’s Aditi Ashok, participating in her second Olympics, sits strong in the second position and headed for the third day 4 strokes behind the leader.
When the whole nation was glued to the screens watching Hockey, Aditi went quietly about her business ending round 2 in joint second place. She was placed second at the end of round 1 as well. Aditi had birdies on Hole Nos. 2, 5, 15, 17 and 18 to keep herself in contention for a medal. World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States tied the Olympic record of 62 to open up a four-shot lead on 13-under 129 in her quest for the gold medal. Aditi first burst onto the scene as a teenager at the Rio Olympics.
She has been improving her short game, including putting to be in contention for titles. In an earlier interview Aditi said, “I was weak when I was a kid and couldn’t keep hitting the ball for an hour or two, so I practiced a lot of short games,” she said, practicing chipping and bunker shots eight hours a day.
She got to a good start in her debut Olympics but couldn’t keep the momentum ending in 41st place, but this time she’s aiming for a medal, Aditi said she wants to focus and aggressively win birdies. Aditi’s fellow compatriot Diksha Dagar who was a last minute addition at the Olympics ended day 2 in the 53rd position.
