Neha Thakur is an Indian sailor.
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| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||
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Early life and background[edit | edit source]
She was born in a village in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh. Her father is a farmer, and her mother is a housewife.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
She was handpicked by the NSS in 2017 as part of their talent-hunt program.[2]
In 2022, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Sailing Championships in Abu Dhabi.[3]
Since the 2022 Asian Games were postponed to 2023, she qualified for the games, as the original contender Ritika Dangi had turned 18, which was past the age limit.[2] She won the silver medal at the Girl's ILCA4 competition in the 2022 Asian Games.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Quint, The (2023-09-26). "Asian Games: 17-Year-Old Neha Thakur, and Eabad Ali Win Sailing Medals for India". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Delayed Asian Games a blessing for Neha Thakur". The Times of India. 2023-09-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ↑ "Proud moment for Madhya Pradesh: Farmers' daughters sail to glory at Asian meet". The Times of India. 2022-03-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ↑ Desk, TOI Sports (26 Sep 2023). "Asian Games Sailing: Neha Thakur clinches silver, Eabad Ali gets bronze — Asian Games 2023 News". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 Sep 2023.
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