Tokyo Olympics 2021 / Indian Golfer Diksha gets a late Olympic call, heads to Tokyo.

Zoom News : Jul 30, 2021, 07:09 PM

India's golfing undertaking on the Tokyo Olympics were given a lift with Diksha Dagar being given past due access into the ladies’ golfing opposition starting August 5.


Diksha, who changed into a few of the reserves while the listing changed into finalised in advance withinside the month, changed into conveyed the information through the International Golf Federation thru the Indian Golf Union (IGU).


The IGU has in view that all started making preparations for Diksha to attain Tokyo in time for the Games.

She will be a part of Aditi Ashok withinside the crew. It is the primary Olympic look for the left-surpassed Diksha, even as Aditi might be gambling her 2nd Olympics.


However, Diksha, who changed into born with a listening to impairment, will now have the particular honour of getting represented India at each the Deaf Olympics in 2017, in which she completed 2nd for a silver medal.


Diksha was certified after South Africa's Paula Reto was determined to withdraw and Austria declined to make a reallocation for his or her golfer Sarah Schober, according to facts from the IGU.


Diksha additionally represented India on the 2018 Asian Games after which became an expert in 2019 and has in view that received titles at the Ladies European Tour, certainly considered one among them a crew event.


Before the information got here in, Diksha changed into entered and scheduled to play the ISPS Handa Invitational in Ireland.

Meanwhile, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) additionally has commenced the formalities for accreditation and travel.


While Diksha herself might not face any lengthy quarantine problems, her father, Naren Dagar, her train who's additionally regularly her caddie, had simply lower back to India.


He can even want to get his formalities carried out with the IGU and IOA a good way to assist Diksha, who changed into at the listing of top-60 while the Olympics had been initially slated in July 2020 earlier than being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.


She has additionally represented India at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta in which she changed into certainly considered one among 3 lady golfers from the country.

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