At 16, Bengaluru’s Avani Prashanth will maybe be the youngest golfer ever to symbolize India on the Asian Games in Hangzhou subsequent month.

“It has always been my dream to represent my country in Golf in both the Asian Games and the Olympics,” stated Avani, in a telephonic chat with Sportstar, from Sweden.

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“Back in 2016, my dad [M.S. Prashanth] used to talk to me about playing for India and prepared a training chart for the same. So, when the trials came in 2022, I made it to the team but unfortunately, the event got cancelled,” stated Avani, who began enjoying golf on the age of three.

Making it to the workforce once more this yr got here as an enormous sigh of reduction for this younger champion. “I think it has come at the right time as I was able to play a lot internationally.”

Avani has been mentored by Laurence Brotheridge of Great Britain for over 4 years. She stated: “My coach always liked the uniqueness of my swing though it is not of the textbook kind. In fact, my strength lies in my swing and I am hitting it longer than all the other professionals in the world. I am also a rounded player now.”

About the medal possibilities, she stated: “The women’s team, this time, is probably the best it has ever been. All of us are going for the gold.”

FILE PHOTO: Avani Prashanth of Bengaluru in motion throughout a golf match| Photo Credit:SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

She additionally has a watch on a person medal. To obtain that, she is engaged on her shot recreation.

“That’s something every golfer wants to improve upon. I am trying a range of shots and also getting the tough ones together. It is basically to prepare myself for anything that comes my way in China,” stated Avani, who's busy with the Ladies European Tour Access Series occasion in Sweden.

She plans to journey to Amsterdam after which take a brief break to affix her household in Bengaluru earlier than boarding the flight to China. “The break is not to relax but to chalk out a clear plan and prepare for the different parts of my game before the Asiad,” she added.