Tokyo Olympics: Golfer Aditi Ashok misses medal as she slips on final day, finishes fourth
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World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the USA won the Olympic gold medal with 17-under.
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok missed a medal by a whisker at the Tokyo Olympics as she finished fourth in the women's golf tournament at the Kasumigaseki Country Club on Friday. Aditi was in contention for a medal finish until the 17th hole but she dropped down. World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the USA won the Olympic gold medal with 17-under.
Aditi, who finished 41st at Rio 2016, carded 3-under 68 in the final round and had a combined score of 15-under, just one shot off playing for the medal places.
It is the best finish of any Indian golfer at the Olympics.
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Great effort by #IND golfer @aditigolf finishing the #Golf Women's Round 4 with 3 under par (-3) with a score of 68
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 7, 2021
With this Aditi finished 4th overall at #Tokyo2020 15 under par (-15) with a total score of 269
Aditi has made 🇮🇳 proud with her skills & consistency!! pic.twitter.com/pTiP9NUeiE
Indian Prime Minister congratulated the player, he said, "Well played Aditi Ashok! You have shown tremendous skill and resolve during #Tokyo2020. A medal was narrowly missed but you’ve gone farther than any Indian and blazed a trail. Best wishes for your future endeavours."
Well played @aditigolf! You have shown tremendous skill and resolve during #Tokyo2020. A medal was narrowly missed but you’ve gone farther than any Indian and blazed a trail. Best wishes for your future endeavours.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 7, 2021
Anurag Thakur, the sports minister of India also wished the golfer, he wrote, "India’s 1st woman golfer to finish 4th at Olympics! Aditi Ashok deserves a standing ovation for her performance. You played consistently well, had us holding our breath till end! You created history."
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