Tokyo [Japan], November 20 (ANI): Indian golfer Diksha Dagar created historical past on Thursday by defending her gold medal on the twenty fifth Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, Japan. Diksha produced rounds of 68, 65, 72 on the par-72 Wakasu Golf Links in Tokyo to prime the rostrum by a whopping 14-stroke margin within the ladies’s particular person strokeplay competitors.
Diksha, who had received gold on the 2021 Deaflympics and a silver on the 2017 version of the Games, posted a three-day whole of 11-under 205. Margaux Rezo of France ended second with an general whole of three-over 219, adopted by Canada’s Erica Dawn Rivard at five-over 221, as per a press launch from IGU.
The 24-year-old is the one hearing-impaired participant on this planet to have represented the nation at each the Deaflympics and the Olympic Games. She represented India on the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics.
Her compatriots Harsh Singh, with a three-day tally of 22-over 238, completed solo twelfth and Vibhu Tyagi completed his marketing campaign in tied 14th place with an general rating of 24-over 240.
‘I’m very joyful to have received back-to-back gold medals on the Deaflympics. The competitors is getting harder yearly. I needed to compete in opposition to ladies from 20 totally different international locations. I caught to my plan – attacking the flags on par-5s and specializing in my brief sport and strategy pictures,’ Diksha mentioned.
‘I want to thank the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Indian Golf Union for supporting me all through this journey. I might additionally prefer to thank my sponsors and Ladies European Tour (LET) and Women’s Golf Association of India for offering me the publicity to take care of stiff competitors,’ mentioned the Target Asian Games Group (TAGG) athlete.’
Congratulating Diksha on her incredible feat, IGU president Brijinder Singh mentioned, ‘On behalf of the Indian Golf Union, I want to lengthen my heartiest congratulations to Diksha Dagar for her historic gold on the twenty fifth Summer Deaflympic Games in Japan. It is a proud second for the complete nation, not simply us. What Diksha has achieved is unprecedented; she is the one golfer on the planet to have performed each the Olympics and Deaflympics. All the most effective to her for her future endeavours!’
IGU Honorary Secretary Shashank Sandu mentioned, ‘Diksha is a product of the IGU system. At IGU, we try to offer the most effective publicity and platforms to our proficient children to shine each nationally and internationally and can proceed to take action sooner or later. Many congratulations to Diksha on her fabulous achievement. You will encourage extra ladies to take up golf as a profession and produce laurels to the nation.’ (ANI)