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Aditi Ashok
Aditi Ashok is an Indian golf player and he is qualified for Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Aditi Ashok, Indian Golf PlayerAditi Ashok is an Indian professional golfer who has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Aditi Ashok finished 41st out of 60 players in the women`s golf event in Rio Olympics in 2016 with a score of 7-over 291, with a full 23 shots behind gold medal winner Inbee Park.

Early Life of Aditi Ashok
Aditi Ashok was born on 29th March in the year 1998. Aditi is hailing from Bengaluru. She is an Indian professional golfer who has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Aditi Ashok studied at the Frank Anthony Public School in Bengaluru and graduated in 2016. She started playing golf at the age of 5; her father Pandit Gudlamani Ashok is her caddy.

Career of Aditi Ashok
Aditi Ashok made history by being the youngest and first Indian to win the Lalla Aicha Tour School and therefore secure her Ladies European Tour card for the 2016 season. This win also made her the youngest winner of a Q School for an international tour. Aditi Ashok is the first and the only Indian golfer who played the Asian Youth Games (2013), Youth Olympic Games (2014), Asiad Games (2014) and Rio Olympics (2016).

Participation of Aditi Ashok
Aditi Ashok successfully participated in 2011 USHA Karnataka Junior, Southern India Junior, Faldo Series Asia - India, East India Tolly Ladies, All India Championship, 2012 USHA Delhi Ladies, USHA Army Championship, All India Junior, 2013 Asia Pacific Junior Championship, 2014 Eastern India Ladies Amateur, USHA IGU All India Ladies & Girls Championship, 2015 Army Ladies & Junior Championship, St Rule Trophy, Southern India Ladies & Junior Girls Championship, Ladies` British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Thailand Amateur Open and in 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio from India.

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