Young Indian golfer Diksha Dagar has got a lucky break in her blossoming career. The 20-year-old from Jhajjar in Haryana will compete in the women's individual event at the Tokyo Olympics following a late withdrawal of South African golfer Paula Reto.
Confirming the development, the Indian Golf Union on Wednesday took to Twitter and wrote: "BREAKING NEWS Paula Reto (RSA) has withdrawn from Tokyo & Austria declined reallocation for Sarah Schober; position has been reallocated by IGF to our Diksha Dagar. Best wishes to her."
Dagar turned professional in early 2019 and as an 18-year-old, won the Investec South African Women's Open to become only the second Indian golfer after Aditi Ashok to win on the Ladies European Tour.
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Ashok, 23, has already qualified for the Games.
She has previously represented India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics where golf was included in the programme for the very first time and won a silver medal.
Women's golf competition at Tokyo Games starts on August 5, after the completion of men's competition.
In the men's competition, Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane are representing India.
