IGU names six-member team for Asian Games in Japan

The Indian Golf Union announced a powerful six-member national golf team for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. Spearheaded by world-ranked stars Aditi Ashok and Yuvraj Sandhu, the squad was selected strictly via objective global rankings

New Delhi: Yuvraj Sandhu and Aditi Ashok were among a six-member Indian golf team named on Sunday for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, later this year.

A LPGA Tour regular, Aditi won an individual silver medal in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

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Sandhu (World No. 451), Veer Ahlawat (World No. 558) and Saptak Talwar (World No. 576) are the three male members while Aditi (World No. 135), Diksha Dagar (World No. 221) and Pranavi Urs (World No. 270) are the three female players named by Indian Golf Union (IGU).

The golf events for both men and women are scheduled from September 30 to October 3 at the Kasugai Country Club East Course.

The IGU, led by Brijinder Singh, said the entries were decided as per its selection policy for Asian Games.

“We have got a supremely talented and efficient squad which has someone like Yuvraj Sandhu, who won seven times on the PGTI circuit last year. Then there are the likes of Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar who have won multiple times on the Ladies European Tour (LET). The entries were decided purely through World Rankings. I am confident that the Indian team will finish on the podium this time,” Singh said in a release.

India has had an illustrious history in golf at the Asian Games, clinching three gold and three silver medals so far.

The Indian quartet of Lakshman Singh, Rishi Narain, Amit Luthra and Rajeev Mohta won the team gold back in 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi. Lakshman Singh also bagged an individual gold medal.

Shiv Kapur won the individual gold at the 2002 Busan Asian Games. At the 2006 Doha Asian Games, the Indian team comprising Anirban Lahiri, Gaganjeet Bhullar and Joseph Chakola clinched silver.

In the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, the Indian team of Rashid Khan, Rahul Bajaj, Abhinav Lohan and Abhijit Singh Chadha won the silver medal.