Aanchal Thakur (born 28 August 1996) is an Indian alpine skier. She represented

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at the

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. In Innsbruck, Thakur took part in the

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- girl's slalom and girl's giant slalom events. Thakur became the first Indian skier to win a medal in an

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event in 2018.

Personal life

She is the sister of Indian international skier Himanshu Thakur who represented India at the

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Career

Thakur was named to India's

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team in February 2017. In 2018, Thakur created history by becoming the first Indian skier ever to claim a medal in the international skiing event. She won the bronze medal in the 2018 Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup which was held in Turkey and was organised by the

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. Thakur won her second medal in the international skiing event at FIS Alpine Ski Competition held at

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. She won the bronze medal at the 2021 event held in Montenegro under the banner of the Jamaican national championships. Thakur won four silver medals at the UAE Alpine Slalom Championships held at

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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.

Alpine skiing results

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

World Championship results

Asian Winter Games results

References

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* 1996 births Living people Indian female alpine skiers People from Manali, Himachal Pradesh Skiers from Himachal Pradesh Sportswomen from Himachal Pradesh Alpine skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Alpine skiers at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Alpine skiers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics {{India-alpine-skiing-bio-stub