Tokyo: Indian Golfer Aditi Ashok resembles three under 67 in the third round to stay in second place and remain in a strong dispute for the country’s first Olympic medal on Friday.
Aditi was 12-below 201 after three rounds and was the only golfer in second place, three blows adrift of leaders of Nelly Kalta from the US which resembled two-below 69 in the second round.
Four Players – Lydia Ko New Zealand (66), Australia Hannah Green (67), Demark’s Kristine Pederson (70) and Mone Inami (68) – Sharing third place with a total of 10-below 203.
Aditi fired five birdies and two bogeys on that day.
He was three below after taking a shot on the fourth, sixth and seventh hole before Bogeys on the ninth and 11 pulled it back.
However, he made a mistake with Birdie on the 15th and 17th to look after himself in the hunt for a historic medal.
Other Indian golfers in the commotion, Diksha Dagar, remain at the bottom of the ranking board after one more than 72 which is erratic, the third consecutive Over-Par card this week.
Dagar, who started from behind-nine, managed one birdie against two bogeys in his baby on Friday.
This is the appearance of the Aditi Olympics.
He finished being tied to 41 in the edition of Rio de Janeiro 2016.