Published 18:36 IST, August 1st 2024

Indian Golfer Diksha Dagar Suffers Car Accident In The Ongoing Paris Olympics

Indian Golfer at Paris Olympics has been involved in a car accident in a huge blow to the Indian Contingent at the National Games.

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Indian Golfer at Paris Olympics, Diksha Dagar has been involved in a car accident at Paris Olympics in a huge blow to the Indian Contingent at the Summer Games. 

According to reports, Diksha Dagar was involved in a car accident but fortunately walked away without any injuries. However, reports further state that her mother has been injured in the accident. 

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Diksha Dagar Car Accident 

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar, who is due to take part in the the Olympics, was involved in an accident but is doing fine and will compete in her event as planned.

The Dagar family -- Diksha, her father and caddie Col Naren Dagar, her mother and brother -- were in the car, which was hit by another vehicle on Tuesday night while they were returning from a function at India House.

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According to Col Dagar, Diksha is fine and will play the event as per schedule from August 7 and is also going for practice.

However, Diksha's mother has been hospitalised with a suspected injury in the spinal area.

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She will be in hospital for the next few days for treatment. The extent of it will be known only after further tests and diagnosis.

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Their car was just crossing when the light turned and there was an ambulance on the side. A second car which was on the other side of the ambulance was not visible to Diksha's driver and it hit them from the side, a source said.

This is Diksha's second Olympic Games and the women's competition will start on August 7 and run through to August 10.

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On Thursday the men's competition, with Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar playing for India, got underway.

(With PTI Inputs)

18:19 IST, August 1st 2024