Ankita Dhyani (born 5 February 2002) is an Indian athlete from Uttarakhand. She is a middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is named in the Indian athletics team for the 5000m event in the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[1] She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Paris and will represent India in the women's 5000m event.[2]
Early life
[edit]Ankita hails from Maroda village in the Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. She used to run with the big boys training for Army selections in her village which is at a high-altitude of 1400m.[3]
Career
[edit]- 2023: In May, she qualified for the Asian Athletics championships in Thailand for the 1500m event.[4]
- 2021: In January, she won gold in both 1500m and 5000m at the Federation Cup Junior u-20 Athletics Championships at Sangrur, Punjab.[5]
- 2021: She won gold in both 1500m and 5000m at the Junior National Championships in Guwahati.[6] In 5000m she clocked 16:21.19, to set a Junior National record erasing the 16:21.59 mark set by Sunita Rani 23 back.[3][7]
- 2021: In August, she took part in 1500m and 5000m at the World Under-20 championships at Nairobi, Kenya.[8]
- 2018: She won the gold in the 200m at the Youth Nationals in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- 2019: She won the 1500m in the Junior Nationals at Ranchi.
- 2019: She won gold in 1500m and 5000m at the Khelo India Youth games at Pune.
- 2020: She won gold in 1500m and 5000m at the Khelo India Youth games at Guwahati.
References
[edit]- ^ "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ PTI (2024-07-07). "Paris 2024: Aldrin, Ankita qualify for Olympics, Indian athletics team strength to rise to 30". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b "No turning back: Ankita Dhyani's mastery at improbable chases makes her unbeatable". ESPN. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "अंकिता ध्यानी ने थाईलैंड एशियन एथलेटिक्स के लिए किया क्वालीफाई". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Ankita Dhyani wins two medals in U-20 games". The Times of India. 2021-08-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Track closed due to Covid, Olympic aspirant trains on farms & roads". The Times of India. 2021-06-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ Reporter, S. T. P. "Ahead Of Olympic Qualifier, Sprinter Forced To Train On Farms And Roads". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Olympic ambitions – the Indian endurance project making tracks in Bhopal | FEATURE | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
