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Neha Thakur

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Neha Thakur

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Nationality

India

Born

India

Sport

Country

India

Sport

Sailing

Medal record

Sailing

Representing India
Asian Games
	2023 Hangzhou	Girl's ILCA4

Neha Thakur is an Indian sailor.

She was born in a village in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh. Her father is a farmer, and her mother is a housewife.^[1]

Career

She was handpicked by the NSS in 2017 as part of their talent-hunt program.^[2]

In 2022, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Sailing Championships in Abu Dhabi.^[3]

Since the 2022 Asian Games were postponed to 2023, she qualified for the games, as the original contender Ritika Dangi had turned 18, which was past the age limit.^[2] She won the silver medal at the Girl's ILCA4 competition in the 2022 Asian Games.^[4]

References

↑ Quint, The (2023-09-26). "Asian Games: 17-Year-Old Neha Thakur, and Eabad Ali Win Sailing Medals for India". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
1 2 "Delayed Asian Games a blessing for Neha Thakur". The Times of India. 2023-09-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
↑ "Proud moment for Madhya Pradesh: Farmers' daughters sail to glory at Asian meet". The Times of India. 2022-03-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
↑ Desk, TOI Sports (26 Sep 2023). "Asian Games Sailing: Neha Thakur clinches silver, Eabad Ali gets bronze — Asian Games 2023 News". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 Sep 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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