Aanchal Thakur

Aanchal Thakur
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	28 August 1996 (age 30); Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Alpine skiing
Medal record
	Bronze medal FIS Turkey 2018

Aanchal Thakur (Hindi: आँचल ठाकुर, Born - 28 August 1996) is an Indian female alpine skier.^[1] She represented India at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics that took place in Innsbruck.^[2] In the 2012 Youth Winter Olympics she took part in the Alpine skiing - Girl's Slalom and Girl's Giant Slalom events.^[3]

Biography

Thakur was named to India's 2017 Asian Winter Games team in February 2017.^[4]

In 2018, Aanchal Thakur created history after becoming the first Indian skier ever to claim a medal in the international skiing event.^[5]^[6]^[7] 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.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

References

↑ "THAKUR Aanchal - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "Aanchal THAKUR - Olympic Alpine Skiing | India". International Olympic Committee. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "Innsbruck 2012 News". International Olympic Committee. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ 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.
↑ "Manali Girl Aanchal Thakur Brings Home India's First Skiing Medal; Father Asks for Govt Support". News18. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "Aanchal Thakur becomes first Indian to win an international medal in skiing". The Indian Express. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "Aanchal Thakur creates history by winning India's first medal in an international skiing competition - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "Aanchal Thakur gives India its 1st international medal in skiing - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "India joy over first skiing medallist". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ NDTVSports.com. "Aanchal Thakur Becomes First Indian To Win International Medal In Skiing – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "List of firsts in India". MCQs Point. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

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[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.

[skiing-4] 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.

[5] "Manali Girl Aanchal Thakur Brings Home India's First Skiing Medal; Father Asks for Govt Support". News18. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[6] "Aanchal Thakur becomes first Indian to win an international medal in skiing". The Indian Express. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[7] "Aanchal Thakur creates history by winning India's first medal in an international skiing competition - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[8] "Aanchal Thakur gives India its 1st international medal in skiing - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[9] "India joy over first skiing medallist". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[10] NDTVSports.com. "Aanchal Thakur Becomes First Indian To Win International Medal In Skiing – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[11] "List of firsts in India". MCQs Point. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

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