Tokyo Olympics: Golfer Aditi Ashok Tied On Second After Two Rounds, In Contention For Podium Finish

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok finished her round two outing at the Tokyo Olympics and remains among the top golfers in contention with a total of 133 (-9) at Kasumigaseki Country Club on Thursday. The 23-year-old Ashok fired a stellar 66 in the second round played under hot and humid conditions to tie on second with the Danish duo of Nanna Koerstz Madsen (64) and Emily Kristine Pedersen (63) - sharing second place on 9-under. Aditi had birdies on hole numbers 2, 5, 15, 17 and 18 to keep herself in contention for a podium finish. Another Indian Diksha Dagar is tied on 53 with a total of 148 (+6). In the second hole of the day, Dagar sank a double bogey which instantly landed her outside top-40 in the 60-players field.

World No.1 Nelly Korda of the United States tied the Olympic record of 62 to open up a four-shot lead on 13-under 129 in the race for the gold medal. Nelly Korda had a disappointing end to a great day of golf as she had a cool 6-stroke lead but missed an 8-footer for bogey on 18th, and popped it in for double bogey.

China's Shanshan Feng, the bronze medallist in Rio 2016, celebrated her 32nd birthday in style when she fired a flawless 7-under 64 in the second round of the Olympic Games to haul herself back into medal contention on Thursday.

After a disappointing 74 on the first day, she sank seven birdies against no bogeys on another sweltering day at Kasumigaseki Country Club to move up to tied 11th place on 4-under 138.

A potential Pacific storm that could bring torrential rain and wind to the area by Saturday's scheduled final round could reduce the women's competition to 54-holes, with officials intent to continue as planned and monitoring the storm before making a final decision.