Neha Thakur

Neha Thakur

Personal information
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.

Early life and background

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

1. 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.
2. "Delayed Asian Games a blessing for Neha Thakur". The Times of India. 2023-09-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
3. "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.
4. 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)