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Aanchal Thakur

Aanchal Thakur (born 28 August 1996) is an Indian female alpine skier.[1] She represented India at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[2] In Innsbruck, Thakur took part in the Alpine skiing - girl's slalom and girl's giant slalom events.[3] Thakur became the first Indian skier to win a medal in an International Ski Federation event in 2018.[4]

Aanchal Thakur
Personal information
Born (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 27)
Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
World Championships
Teams5 – (2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)
Medals0

Personal life edit

She is the sister of Indian international skier Himanshu Thakur who represented India at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5]

Career edit

Thakur was named to India's 2017 Asian Winter Games team in February 2017.[6]

In 2018, Thakur created history by becoming the first Indian skier ever to claim a medal in the international skiing event.[7][4][8] She won the bronze medal in the 2018 Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup which was held in Turkey and was organised by the Federation Internationale de Ski.[9][10][11][12]

Thakur won her second medal in the international skiing event at FIS Alpine Ski Competition held at Kolašin, Montenegro.[13] She won the bronze medal at the 2021 event held in Montenegro under the banner of the Jamaican national championships.[14][15]

Thakur won four silver medals at the UAE Alpine Slalom Championships held at Dubai in 2022 and thus qualified for the 2023 World Ski Championships. She also became the first Indian skier to win a silver medal in international skiing.[16][5]

Alpine skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[17]

World Championship results edit

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 16 95 93
2015 18 DNF1 91
2017 20 BDNS1 77
2021 24 47 59
2023 26 81 DNQ

References edit

  1. ^ "THAKUR Aanchal - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Aanchal THAKUR - Olympic Alpine skiing | India". International Olympic Committee. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Innsbruck 2012 News". International Olympic Committee. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Aanchal Thakur becomes first Indian to win an international medal in skiing". The Indian Express. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "From Manali to the Olympics, Aanchal Thakur is dreaming big". The Times of India. 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ Sharmai, Suresh (16 February 2017). "India to send 15-member ski team to Asian Winter Games". The Times of India. Mumbai, India. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Manali Girl Aanchal Thakur Brings Home India's First Skiing Medal; Father Asks for Govt Support". News18. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Aanchal Thakur creates history by winning India's first medal in an international skiing competition - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Aanchal Thakur gives India its 1st international medal in skiing - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  10. ^ "India joy over first skiing medallist". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  11. ^ NDTVSports.com. "Aanchal Thakur Becomes First Indian To Win International Medal In Skiing – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  12. ^ . MCQs Point. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. ^ Nag, Utathya (26 December 2021). "Aanchal Thakur becomes first Indian to win two international skiing medals with bronze at Montenegro". Olympics.
  14. ^ Chengappa, CC (23 December 2021). "Indian alpine skier Aanchal Thakur creates history by winning bronze at FIS Alpine Ski Competition". The Bridge.
  15. ^ "Skier Aanchal Thakur Wins Bronze in Montenegro". The Quint. 25 December 2021.
  16. ^ Lahiri, Dipankar (12 November 2022). "'Best result of my career': Aanchal Thakur wins first ever silver medal for India". The Bridge.
  17. ^ "Aanchal Thakur". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

External links edit

  • Aanchal Thakur at FIS (alpine) 
  • Aanchal Thakur at Olympedia 

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