Aanchal Thakur
Indian alpine skier
Aanchal Thakur (born 28 August 1996) is an Indian alpine skier. She represented India at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. In Innsbruck, Thakur took part in the Alpine skiing - girl's slalom and girl's giant slalom events. Thakur became the first Indian skier to win a medal in an International Ski Federation event in 2018.
Personal life
She is the sister of Indian international skier Himanshu Thakur who represented India at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Career
Thakur was named to India's 2017 Asian Winter Games 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 Federation Internationale de Ski.
Thakur won her second medal in the international skiing event at FIS Alpine Ski Competition held at Kolašin, Montenegro. She won the bronze medal at the 2021 event held in Montenegro under the banner of the Jamaican national championships.
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