Tokyo: India's Aditi Ashok missed a medal narrowly after she finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics women’s golf tournament, here on Friday.
Aditi carded three-under 68 in the final round and had a combined score of 15-under, just one shot off playing for the medal places.
However, this was the best finish of any Indian golfer at the Olympics Games.
Two-time Olympian Aditi Ashok had finished 41st at Rio 2016, where golf made a comeback to the Olympics.
Starting the day in second place, the Indian golfer was in medal contention for a major part of the day but the two bogeys pulled her back.
In the final round, she fired five birdies -- on the 5th, 6th, 8th, 13th and 14th holes -- against two bogeys on the 9th and 11th.
Japan’s Mone Inami (65) won the silver medal and Lydia Ko (65) of New Zealand won the bronze.
The the silver and bronze medal winners were decided after a playoff as both of them finished regulation play with a score of 16-under.
Meanwhile, another Indian golfer and Olympic debutant Diksha Dagar finished tied-50th in the 60-member field with a combined 6-over.
She carded 1-under in the final round with four birdies and three bogeys.(UNI)
