new delhi indian golfer s chikkarangappa says he will use the experience of being a caddie for anirban lahiri at tokyo olympics to fuel his 2024 paris dreams after the covid19 pandemic spoiled his chances to qualify for the upcoming editionthe 27yearold chikkarangappa who missed out on olympic qualification was offered a chance to have a close look at the competition in tokyo when he was asked by lahiri to be his caddie for the upcoming gamesits a winwin situation for both when anirban offered me this opportunity to be his caddie i accepted instantly chikkarangappa said in a release issued by the sports authority of india sai on fridaywhile lahiri will be playing his second olympics udayan mane booked his maiden berth at the games following the withdrawal of argentinas emiliano grilloi am really glad that anirban is giving me this experience i will get to see an olympics live in person the younger generation has so much to learn chikkarangappa saidyes i wont be there as a player but this experience will be something different this experience caddying for anirban will help me prepare for the 2024 olympic games this will help me going forwardchikkarangappa was india no 2 before the second wave of covid19 led him to miss some tournaments which caused his ranking to drophailing from a village near eagleton one of indias most famous golf courses on the bengalurumysuru highway chikkarangappa was a caddie before he became a professional golferspeaking about his bond with lahiri he said we are more than friends we are like brothers we have known one other for 18 years hes been a great friend brother and always had my backwe have the same relationship today as we did 18 years ago we will work together and do our best to return with a medal