Ankita Dhyani

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 5000 m 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 5000 m event.[2]

Early life

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 1400 m.[3]

Career

  • 2023: In May, she qualified for the Asian Athletics championships in Thailand for the 1500 m event.[4]
  • 2021: In January, she won gold in both 1500 m and 5000 m at the Federation Cup Junior u-20 Athletics Championships at Sangrur, Punjab.[5]
  • 2021: She won gold in both 1500 m and 5000 m at the Junior National Championships in Guwahati.[6] In 5000 m 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 1500 m and 5000 m at the World Under-20 championships at Nairobi, Kenya.[8]
  • 2018: She won the gold in the 200 m at the Youth Nationals in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
  • 2019: She won the 1500 m in the Junior Nationals at Ranchi.
  • 2019: She won gold in 1500 m and 5000 m at the Khelo India Youth games at Pune.
  • 2020: She won gold in 1500 m and 5000 m at the Khelo India Youth games at Guwahati.

References

  1. ^ "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. ^ PTI (2024-07-07). "Paris 2024: Aldrin, Ankita qualify for Olympics, Indian athletics team strength to rise to 30". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  3. ^ a b "No turning back: Ankita Dhyani's mastery at improbable chases makes her unbeatable". ESPN. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  4. ^ "अंकिता ध्यानी ने थाईलैंड एशियन एथलेटिक्स के लिए किया क्वालीफाई". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  5. ^ "Ankita Dhyani wins two medals in U-20 games". The Times of India. 2021-08-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Reporter, S. T. P. "Ahead Of Olympic Qualifier, Sprinter Forced To Train On Farms And Roads". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  8. ^ "Olympic ambitions – the Indian endurance project making tracks in Bhopal | FEATURE | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.


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