Diksha Dagar is a left-handed Indian professional golfer who is also hearing impaired.
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Wiki/Biography
Deeksha Dagar was born on Thursday, 14 December 2000 (age 23 years; as of 2023) in village Chhapar, district Jhajjar, Haryana. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He completed his schooling from Mount St. Mary’s School in Delhi Cantt, Delhi.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
Deeksha Dagar’s father Colonel Narinder Dagar serves in the Indian Army and is also a former golfer. Deeksha’s mother Sunita is a housewife. Deeksha has an elder brother named Yogesh Dagar who is a hearing impaired golfer.
Diksha Dagar with her family
Husband
Deeksha Dagar is unmarried.
livelihood
amateur golfer
Diksha Dagar started her amateur level golf journey in the year 2012. In 2015, she participated in the Hero Women’s Indian Open, followed by the Eastern India Ladies & Junior Girls – Faldo Series India, in which she achieved an overall season rank of 160 and finished. Winning the tournament. The following year, Diksha participated in some tournaments which included the 2016 Chandigarh Ladies & Junior Girls Championship, Faldo Series India Championship, Western India Ladies & Girls Championship and Eastern India Ladies & Junior Girls Championship. In 2017, she participated in the Telangana Ladies & Junior Girls Championship, Northern India Ladies & Girls and Western India Ladies & Girls Championship. She also competed in and won her first professional event, ‘The Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour’. In the same year, Diksha also participated in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics held in Türkiye. Golf was included in the Summer Delympics for the first time and won second prize in the tournament.
Diksha Dagar during a match at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics
In 2018, Diksha Dagar participated in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship of Thailand, known as the Queen Sirikit Cup and scored a three-under 69, registering herself as the best Indian score and leading the Indian team. Helped her finish sixth among women. Her total score in the team event and over three days was four-under, the lowest score by any Indian in the history of the Queen Sirikit Cup. , In the same year, Diksha also won the Singapore Ladies Amateur Open.
professional golfer
Diksha Dagar began her professional golf journey in 2019 by participating and winning the South African Women’s Open, a tournament on the 2019 Ladies European Tour. This was Diksha’s first professional win.
Diksha Dagar during a match at the South African Women’s Open in 2019
The following year, Diksha became a part of the 2020 Dubai Omega Moonlight Classic tournament held in Dubai, the 2020 Summer Olympics as well as the 2020 Ladies Scottish Open held in Scotland.
Diksha Dagar during a match at the 2020 Dubai Omega Moonlight Classic tournament
He also represented India at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which also marked his Olympic debut. In 2021, she competed on the 2021 Ladies European Tour and won the Aramco Team Series in London. She qualified and made her second appearance at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics, held in May 2022, defeating Ashlyn Grace of the USA in the final. Diksha Dagar participated in the Simon Asia Pacific Cup 2023.
award
In 2024, Deeksha Dagar received the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in sports and games.
Deeksha Dagar (left) receiving the Arjuna Award from President Draupadi Murmu in 2024
medal
- 2017: Silver medal in women’s individual golf event at the Summer Deaflympics
- 2021: Gold medal in women’s individual event during Summer Deaflympics
Diksha Dagar with her gold medal at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics
bike collection
Diksha Dagar owns Hero Pleasure Xtec.
Diksha Dagar with her Hero Pleasure Xtec
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2016, Diksha Dagar became the only Indian golfer to be ranked in the top 500 in the world rankings for the Under 18 category.
- She became the first and only golfer in Deaflympics history to earn two Deaflympic medals in golf since the sport’s introduction to the Deaflympics in 2017.
- In 2019, Diksha Dagar became the second Indian female golfer after Aditi Ashok to win the Ladies European Tour more than once and the youngest Indian woman to win the prestigious title at the age of 18.
Diksha Dagar became the youngest Indian woman to win this prestigious title
- In 2019, Diksha became the first Indian to win the South African Women’s Open title.
- In 2020, Diksha Dagar, along with two fellow Indian golfers Aditi Ashok and Taveesa Malik, became the first trio of golfers from India to participate in a singles event on the Ladies European Tour.
- In 2022, Diksha became the only golfer in history to compete in both the Olympics and Deaflympics.
- In her childhood, Diksha used to play other sports like swimming, TT, shooting, badminton, basketball, horse riding and tennis; However, at the age of seven, he got inclined towards golf and decided to pursue it as his career option. She used to practice wearing hearing aids.
- When she wanted to start her formal training, no one was willing to teach her due to her hearing problem and that’s when her father decided that he would teach his daughter personally and started giving her formal training for golf. done. Diksha’s father also serves as her caddy (who carries the golfer’s clubs and provides other assistance during the match).
Diksha Dagar with her (father) who is also her coach and caddy
- Diksha Dagar considers tennis player Novak Djokovic and golfer Tiger Woods as her biggest inspirations in sports. She praises the winning attitude of both these players.
- Deeksha loves sketching and often shares pictures of her sketches on social media.
Diksha Dagar’s drawing which she posted on Instagram
- In 2022, Diksha’s name was featured in the Indian television game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, where host and actor Amitabh Bachchan asked a question to a contestant saying
Diksha Dagar was one of the two women who represented India in which sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
- Diksha was the first Indian deaf athlete to represent India at the Olympics.
- Diksha loves to travel and when she is free from her golf schedule she goes on holidays with her family.
Deeksha Dagar is holidaying in Manali
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