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.
Thakur won four silver medals at the UAE Alpine Slalom Championships held at Dubai 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 Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2013 16 95 93 — — — 2015 18 DNF1 91 — — — 2017 20 BDNS1 77 — — — 2021 24 47 59 — — — 2023 26 81 DNQ — — — 2025 28 DNF1 62 — — —
Asian Winter Games results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2017 20 DNF 16 — — — 2025 28 25 — — — —
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External links
Aanchal Thakur at the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games