Aditi stays T-2, women's team third; Lahiri ninth in men’s section at Asian Games

Aditi Ashok is one shot behind leader at T-2 in Asian Games, keeping India in medal contention. Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth also in Top-15. Anirban Lahiri T-9, Shubhankar Sharma T-21 in men's event. India women 3rd, men 6th in team standings. Taichi Kho leads men's individual event by 6 shots.

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok continued to stay in medal contention in the individual event as she was just one shot behind the leader at tied second in the Asian Games here on Friday.

In the process, she also kept the Indian women's team in the race for another medal at the West Lake International course.

Aditi (67-66) was one behind Thailand's Arpichaya Yubol (67-65) while the Indian women's team is lying third behind China and Thailand.

India has never won an Asian Games medal in the women's section.

Pranavi Urs added a fine 68 to her first round 71 to improve to T-10 at 5-under, while amateur Avani Prashanth (72-69) was T-15.

Things did not go as well for the men, as Anirban Lahiri (65-67) was still T-9, while Shubhankar Sharma (68-65) rose one places to T-21. SSP Chawrasia (67-72) slipped 10 places to T-19 alongside Khalin Joshi (70-69) who rose two places.

The men are placed T-6 in the team standings, which is led by Korea, followed by Hong Kong and Japan.