Paris Games 2024: Indian golfers Aditi, Diksha set to take part in Olympics

Indian golfers Aditi Ashok (46) and Diksha Dagar (138) are set to take part within the Paris Olympics whereas Shubhankar Sharma (197) and Gaganjeet Bhullar (232) even have a powerful probability of constructing it to the Games.

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While it is going to be a 3rd look for Aditi on the Olympics which can be probably the most for an Indian, Diksha can be competing for the second time. For Sharma and Bhullar, it might be their maiden look on the Olympics.

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India’s finest efficiency on the Olympics got here from Aditi who completed fourth within the 2020 Tokyo Games.

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The Olympic entries are despatched by the Indian Golf Union.

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Qualification for Olympics is set by rankings, restricted to 60 males’s and as many ladies’s gamers via the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).

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The high 15 gamers within the OWGR are eligible for the Olympics with a most restrict of 4 golfers allowed from a single nation.

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The Olympic Golf Rankings (OGR) after the highest 15 gamers consists of as much as two high eligible gamers per nation, so long as it doesn't have not less than two golfers within the high 15.

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Meanwhile, Sahith Theegala and Akshay Bhatia, the 2 Indian-Americans making waves on the PGA Tour, have each reached career-high rankings this week.

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Theegala, who logged a second runner-up end in 2024 and Bhatia, who gained his second PGA Tour title and certified for the Masters, are actually ranked No 12 and No 33 respectively.

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However, neither Theegala nor Bhatia have a chance of constructing an Olympic look because the high 15 on the planet rankings have as many as eight Americans.

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In 11 begins, Theegala has been a runner-up on the season-opener the Sentry and on the RBC Heritage and was fifth at WM Phoenix Open and tied-sixth on the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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Bhatia, in his 12 begins, has gained as soon as on the Texas Open and been in high 20 as many as six occasions. He additionally missed reduce 4 occasions.

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The high 4 Americans are Scottie Scheffler (1), Wyndham Clark (3), defending Olympic champion Xander Schauffele (5) and Patrick Cantlay (8). Two different Americans, Max Homa (9) and Brian Haran (10), are additionally forward of Theegala, who's the seventh finest American on the planet rankings.

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While solely 4 gamers may be entered for the Olympic Games, supplied they in world’s high 15, solely US has 4 or extra within the record.

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All different nations can ship a most of two gamers supplied each are in high 60 of the Olympic qualifiers.

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Meanwhile, within the ladies’s part, Aditi, regardless of a modest 2024 to this point, stays on in high 50.

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Diksha, who has been strong type, has been in high 10 thrice in 5 begins on the Ladies European Tour, and in addition been tied-26 or higher in her two begins on the Epson Tour.

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Diksha has additionally touched 138 within the ladies’s world rankings, her finest to this point.

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The subsequent two Indian ladies are Pranavi Urs, enjoying her rookie season on LET, at 403 and novice Avani Prashanth at 531.

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Among Indian males, Sharma, the lone Indian in high 200, has a finest end of tied-seventh on the Singapore Classic and tied-16 at Dubai Desert Classic.

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Bhullar’s finest in 2024 has been tied-43 in Oman on Asian Tour, however he additionally gained as soon as at Chandigarh Open on the Indian Tour, for his second win in 4 months in India.

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The subsequent finest after Sharma and Bhullar are Veer Ahlawat at 380 and Karandeep Kochhar at 434.

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