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.