: President, PM, Sports Minister lead outpouring of praise for Aditi #IndiaNEWS #Home News New Delhi: Golfer Aditi Ashoks showing at the Tokyo Olympic Games Saturday has been nothing short of an inspirational

President, PM, Sports Minister lead outpouring of praise for Aditi #IndiaNEWS #Home News
New Delhi: Golfer Aditi Ashoks showing at the Tokyo Olympic Games Saturday has been nothing short of an inspirational story, which will be told for decades to come.
Even though she missed a historic bronze in the sport by a whisker, the magnitude of the achievement was not lost on the billion-strong India on Saturday morning, which congratulated her and expressed its highest gratitude to the 23-year-old, who has still not fully recovered from a severe bout of Covid-19.
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind was among the first to express his appreciation for the Bengaluru-based golfer who was a picture of consistency all through the competition and even looked good for a gold medal , tweeting, Well played, Aditi Ashok! One more daughter of India makes her mark! You have taken Indian golfing to new heights by todays historic performance. You have played with immense calm and poise. Congratulations for the impressive display of grit and skills.

Well played, Aditi Ashok! One more daughter of India makes her mark!
You have taken Indian golfing to new heights by todays historic performance. You have played with immense calm and poise. Congratulations for the impressive display of grit and skills.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 7, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, Well played @aditigolf ! You have shown tremendous skill and resolve during #Tokyo2020 . A medal was narrowly missed but youve gone farther than any Indian and blazed a trail. Best wishes for your future endeavours.

Well played @aditigolf ! You have shown tremendous skill and resolve during #Tokyo2020. A medal was narrowly missed but you’ve gone farther than any Indian and blazed a trail. Best wishes for your future endeavours.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 7, 2021

Within minutes, the PMs tweet had been shared and liked thousands of times.
Union Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur tweeted, Indias 1st woman golfer to finish 4th at Olympics Games! Aditi Ashok, deserves a standing ovation for her exemplary performance at #Tokyo2020. You played consistently well, had us holding our breath till the end @aditigolf ! You created history, best wishes ahead.

Well played @aditigolf ! You have shown tremendous skill and resolve during #Tokyo2020. A medal was narrowly missed but you’ve gone farther than any Indian and blazed a trail. Best wishes for your future endeavours.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 7, 2021

Not many had given Aditi a chance when she had boarded the flight to Tokyo, as she was ranked 200th in the world and her competition was against some of the best in the world. And, with Covid-19 wreaking havoc on her body, she was still way off her best.