Aanchal Thakur(Skiing)
Hailing from the small but picturesque hill station of Manali, 21-year-old Aanchal Thakur scripted history, becoming the first Indian to win a medal at an international skiing event after bagging bronze at the Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup. The biggest challenge for her is that it doesn’t snow in India for major part of the year, so she has to go out to train. Aanchal is skiing in Europe from 7th grade with the expense from her father’s pocket, and the hard work and dedication has finally paid off. She now sight a winter Olympic medal for India in 2022 Olympics.
Digitalsporty salutes the spirit of Aanchal Thakur and efforts of her father.
