Historic! Pranavi Urs Wins India's First Women's Golf Gold At Asian Games
What Happened
Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman to win an individual golf gold medal at the Asian Games, finishing with a score of 15-under 265 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The 23-year-old held off challenges from China's Yin Ruoning and Singapore's Shannon Tan to win by a single stroke despite an early triple bogey in the final round. Pranavi also helped India secure the women's team silver medal, alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar. India finished at 14-under 546, behind gold-medal winners China.
Key Takeaways
Pranavi's victory ended India's 24-year wait for an Asian Games golf gold and marked the country's first-ever women's individual golf gold at the continental event.