Golfer Aditi Ashok made a brilliant start to her Tokyo Olympics campaign, ending the first round of the women’s event in tied-second.
The Bengaluru golfer carded a stunning four-under 67 round at Kasumigaseki Country Club to share the second place with World No.1 Nelly Korda. The 23-year-old Aditi is one shot behind leader Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden.
Aditi could have ended the day on top of the leaderboard, if not for a bogey on the final hole. This is Aditi’s second Olympic appearance, after making her debut as a teenager in the 2016 Rio Games.
At Rio, she started brightly, but finished tied-41st. Aditi’s father, Ashok, served as her caddie in Rio, and this time around, it is her mother, Maheshwari, who is carrying her bag.
