'Win A Medal': Kapil Dev Lavishes Praise On Paris Olympics 2024 Bound India Golfer

Paris Olympics 2024: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is ready to send India's largest contingent to Paris. This time around the focus will be on Golf too as Indian golfer Aditi Ashok looks all ready to better her Tokyo Olympics performance. The Indian golf player finished at the fourth spot at the Tokyo Olympics. Ashok was one of the strong medal contenders till the very end but faltered at the final stages. Nonetheless, Ashok, courtesy of his performance garnered a lot of admiration.

Kapil Dev Has A Firm Belief In Ashok

India's first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev loves playing golf and there isn't any secret to it. The former India skipper believes that Ashok has a great chance of winning a medal if she can replicate her Tokyo Olympics performance. ‘I want to see Aditi playing with the same pomp that she played with in the Tokyo Olympics. For cricketers and golfers, form is very important. If Aditi plays in the same form, she has a great chance of winning the medal. And if she ends up having a bad week, then she can only sit out and rue the loss’, said Dev to PTI.

Everybody knows about Kapil Dev's love for the sport. The former India captain feels that golf courses in India need to meet the international standards. The 1983 World Cup winning skipper emphasized on the need to set up quality golf schools so that people can learn the game well and score in tougher situations.

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Kapil Dev Said:

Golf is slightly different because every person has to earn his own money. In cricket, the Board decides the fees. Start talking to the Corporate world if they can come and organise more golf tournaments. That's the immediate plan. I am not the lone golfer who played the game. I can't say I am the one who will lead it. Yes, I will try and help a lot of golfers in the country and bring more corporates into the game.

India Look To Better Tokyo Olympics Record

Tokyo Olympics 2024 has been India's most successful Olympics till date. India won seven medals  in Tokyo, their highest so far and now they'd try and go past that number.