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Pranavi Urs Strikes Gold: Historic Asian Games Win Earns Golfer Over Rs 1 Crore Reward
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 12:50
Pranavi Urs Strikes Gold: Historic Asian Games Win Earns Golfer Over Rs 1 Crore Reward
- •Pranavi Urs will receive a total of Rs 1.10 crore in individual and team-related awards after her historic Asian Games performance.
- •She secured India's first individual women's golf gold medal at the Asian Games, finishing 15-under 265 at Kasugai Country Club East Course.
- •The IGPL awarded Rs 1 crore for her individual gold, and the IGU added Rs 10 lakh, bringing her personal reward to Rs 1.10 crore.
- •Pranavi, along with Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar, also won a silver medal in the women's team event, earning an additional Rs 3 lakh each from the IGU.
- •Her victory ended India's 24-year wait for an individual golf gold at the Asian Games, a feat last achieved by Shiv Kapur in 2002.
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Pranavi Urs is set to receive a total of Rs 1.10 crore in individual rewards, which includes Rs 1 crore from IGPL and Rs 10 lakh from the Indian Golf Union (IGU). Additionally, she and her team members received separate cash awards for winning the silver medal in the team event.
The 23-year-old golfer finished at 15-under 265 at the Kasugai Country Club East Course. Despite suffering a triple bogey on the third hole, she recovered with a birdie on the sixth and shot an even-par 70 to claim the gold.
Pranavi Urs won the team silver medal alongside fellow Olympians Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar. The trio finished the event at 14-under, behind China.
