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Yuvraj Sandhu and Aditi Ashok were among a six-member Indian play squad named connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) for the Asian Games successful Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, aboriginal this year.
A LPGA Tour regular, Aditi won an idiosyncratic metallic medal successful the 2022 Asian Games successful Hangzhou, China.
Sandhu (World No. 451), Veer Ahlawat (World No. 558) and Saptak Talwar (World No. 576) are the 3 antheral members portion Aditi (World No. 135), Diksha Dagar (World No. 221) and Pranavi Urs (World No. 270) are the 3 pistillate players named by Indian Golf Union (IGU).
The play events for some men and women are scheduled from September 30 to October 3 astatine the Kasugai Country Club East Course.
The IGU, led by Brijinder Singh, said the entries were decided arsenic per its enactment argumentation for Asian Games.
“We person got a supremely talented and businesslike squad which has idiosyncratic similar Yuvraj Sandhu, who won 7 times connected the PGTI circuit past year. Then determination are the likes of Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar who person won aggregate times connected the Ladies European Tour (LET). The entries were decided purely done World Rankings. I americium assured that the Indian squad volition decorativeness connected the podium this time,” Singh said successful a release.
India has had an illustrious past successful play astatine the Asian Games, clinching 3 golden and 3 metallic medals truthful far.
The Indian quartet of Lakshman Singh, Rishi Narain, Amit Luthra and Rajeev Mohta won the squad golden backmost successful 1982 Asian Games successful New Delhi. Lakshman Singh besides bagged an idiosyncratic golden medal.
Shiv Kapur won the idiosyncratic golden astatine the 2002 Busan Asian Games. At the 2006 Doha Asian Games, the Indian squad comprising Anirban Lahiri, Gaganjeet Bhullar and Joseph Chakola clinched silver.
In the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, the Indian squad of Rashid Khan, Rahul Bajaj, Abhinav Lohan and Abhijit Singh Chadha won the metallic medal.
