13 lesser known facts about the Indian Golfer, Diksha Dagar, representing the nation at the Paris Olympics 2024 revealed

Things You Didn’t Know About The Indian Golfer, Diksha Dagar

Indian golfer, Diksha Dagar will participate in the Women’s Individual Stroke Play (Round 4) at the Paris Olympics 2024. Dagar is one of the last hopes for India to clinch a medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. She would be accompanied by another Indian, Aditi Ashok during the event.

Read who is Aditi Ashok and why is she rated so high here.

Coming back to Diksha Dagar, she is a rising star in the sport of golf and has been making waves recently. Here is a fact file which might help you know Diksha Dagar more.

FACT FILE – DIKSHA DAGAR
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1Born deaf; began wearing hearing aids at age 6; later had a cochlear implant fitted
2Started playing golf at age 7, alongside her brother Yogesh Dagar, who is also profoundly deaf
3Initially coached by her father, Colonel Narinder Dagar, a former scratch golfer and Indian Army officer
4Inspirational role models: Novak Djokovic and Tiger Woods
5Represented India at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2016 and 2018
6At 17, won her first professional event at the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in 2018; also won the Singapore Ladies Amateur Open
7Won a silver medal at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics; first Indian to win a Deaflympic medal in golf; won gold at the 2021 Deaflympics
8Competed for India at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
9Turned professional in early 2019
10At 18, became the second Indian woman to win on the Ladies European Tour; won the 2019 South African Open
11Member of the winning team in the 2021 Aramco Team Series – London, alongside Olivia Cowan, Sarina Schmidt, and Andrew Kelsey
12Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020 (due to South African Paula Reto’s withdrawal) and Paris 2024
13Nominated for the Arjuna Award in 2023, India’s second-highest sporting honor



India would be banking Diksha Dagar as she sets her target to bag a medal and make India proud.

The Sportz Planet Desk,
Atharva Shetye

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