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{{Short description|Indian recurve archer (born 1998)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Ankita Bhakat
| image = Ankita Bhakat Indian Archer.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Bhakat in 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|06|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| sport = [[Archery]]
| rank = [[Recurve bow|Recurve]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[recurve bow|recurve archery]]}} [[File: Archery pictogram.svg|30px]]
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Archery at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's team recurve|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Archery Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2025 Asian Archery Championships|2025 Dhaka]]|[[2025 Asian Archery Championships#Recurve|Individual]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2021 Asian Archery Championships|2021 Dhaka]]|[[2021 Asian Archery Championships#Recurve|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 Asian Archery Championships|2021 Dhaka]]|[[2021 Asian Archery Championships#Recurve|Mixed team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2023 Asian Archery Championships|2023 Bangkok]]|[[2023 Asian Archery Championships#Recurve|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Archery World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 Archery World Cup|2021 Guatemala]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 Archery World Cup|2021 Paris]]|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Archery World Cup|2022 Paris]]|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 Archery World Cup|2021 Guatemala]]|Mixed team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Archery World Cup|2022 Gwangju]]|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2023 Archery World Cup|2023 Paris]]|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2024 Archery World Cup|2024 Shanghai]]|Mixed team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asia Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Taipei|Individual}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Taipei|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Bangkok|Mixed team}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Bangkok|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Bangkok|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2016 Bangkok|Mixed team}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Taipei|Mixed team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Youth Archery Championships|World Youth Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 World Archery Youth Championships|2017 Rosario]]|Team}}
}}

'''Ankita Bhakat''' (born 17 June 1998) is an Indian [[Recurve bow|recurve archer]]. Bhakat competed at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris Olympics]], where she finished fourth in the [[Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed team|recurve mixed team]] event after losing the bronze medal match.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Anjishnu |date=2 August 2024 |title=Paris 2024 Olympics archery: Dhiraj Bommadevara-Ankita Bhakat miss mixed team bronze medal by a whisker |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympics-archery-india-mixed-team-finish-fourth |website=Olympics}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bhakat was born on 17 June 1998 in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], to parents Shantanu Bhakat, a milkman, and Shila Bhakat.<ref name="toi article">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ankita-bhakat/articleshow/62556839.cms |title=Ankita Bhakat |work=[[The Times of India]] |publication-date=18 January 2018 |access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Olympic dreams">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/olympic-dreams-but-no-bow-for-archer-ankita-bhakat/articleshow/58047248.cms |title=Olympic dreams, but no bow for archer Ankita Bhakat |work=The Times of India |last=Sengupta |first=Abhishek |publication-date=6 April 2017 |access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref>

She took up archery when she was ten, attending the Calcutta Archery Club for initial training.<ref name="Olympic dreams" /><ref name="jagran article">{{Cite news |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur-ankita-bhakat-archery-17345007.html |title=कभी उधार के तीर-धनुष से लेती थी ट्रेनिंग |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=Hindi |publication-date=12 January 2018 |access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref> She joined the Tata Archery Academy at [[Jamshedpur]] in 2014, where she trained under Dharmendra Tiwari, [[Purnima Mahato]] and Ram Awdesh.<ref name="Olympic dreams" /><ref name="jagran article" />

==Career==
Based on her performance during the trials conducted by the [[Archery Association of India]] (AAI), Bhakat was selected to compete, as a part of the Indian national team, in the 2015 [[World Archery Youth Championships]] in [[Yankton, South Dakota|Yankton]], South Dakota in the United States.<ref name="budding Kolhan archers">{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150414/jsp/jharkhand/story_14408.jsp |title=It's bullseye US for budding Kolhan archers |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |location=Kolkata |last=Thaker |first=Jayesh |publication-date=14 April 2015 |access-date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712054926/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150414/jsp/jharkhand/story_14408.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> However, a week prior to the event, India withdrew as 18 people from their delegation did not receive visas for the US.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2015 |title=Statement: India's withdrawal from youth championships |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/120029/statement-indias-withdrawal-youth-championships |access-date=21 July 2025 |publisher=[[World Archery]]}}</ref>

In the 2015 Seoul International Youth Archery Festa, held from 3 to 9 September in [[Seoul]], Bhakat was part of the team that won two medals—a bronze in the girl's individual recurve competition and a silver in the girl's recurve team event.<ref name="indianarchery">{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianarchery.info/upload/SG%202015%20-%20report-%20Agenda%20(2).pdf |title=Archery Association of India; Report of the Secretary-General |website=indianarchery.info |access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> At the Indoor Archery World Cup (Stage 2), held from 10 to 11 December 2016 in [[Bangkok]], Bhakat competed in the women's individual recurve competition where she defeated Prachi Singh 6–2 in an all-Indian first round match, but lost 0–6 to Jeon Hunyoung in the pre-quarter-finals.<ref name="sportskeeda">{{Cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/archery/indoor-archery-world-cup-atanu-das-finishes-fourth-atul-verma-upsets-olympic-champion |title=Indoor Archery World Cup: Atanu Das finishes fourth, Atul Verma upsets Olympic champion |work=[[Sportskeeda]] |last=Banerjee |first=Sudeshna |publication-date=12 December 2016 |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref>

Bhakat competed in the women's individual and women's recurve team events at the 2017 Asia Cup (Stage 2) held in Bangkok. In the former, she reached the quarter-finals, losing 2–6 to compatriot [[Deepika Kumari]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/archery/indoor-archery-world-cup-deepika-kumari-clinches-bronze-medal |title=Indoor Archery World Cup: Deepika Kumari clinches bronze medal |work=Sportskeeda |last=Banerjee |first=Sudeshna |publication-date=3 December 2017 |access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref> whereas in the latter, she won a silver medal with her teammates, Promia Daimary and Sakshi Rajendra Shitole, losing 0–6 to [[Chinese Taipei]] in the final.<ref name="Olympic dreams" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/archery/asia-cup-stage-2-indian-mens-compound-archers-win-team-gold |title=Asia Cup Stage 2: Indian men's compound archers win team gold |work=Sportskeeda |last=Banerjee |first=Sudeshna |publication-date=26 March 2017 |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref> That same month, she took part in the women's recurve competition at the 37th edition of the Indian Senior National Championships in [[Faridabad]]. She made it to the finals, losing 6–2 to Deepika Kumari.<ref name="Olympic dreams" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://worldarchery.org/news/147908/olympians-das-kumari-take-indian-national-titles |title=Olympians Das, Kumari take Indian National titles |work=World Archery Federation |last=Ganapathy |first=Selva |access-date=20 September 2018 |publication-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>

Bhakat also competed at the 2017 Asia Cup (Stage 3) World Ranking Tournament, held from 4 to 9 July 2017 in [[Chinese Taipei]], in three events—women's individual, women's team and mixed team. She won the bronze medal in the mixed team event with her partner Mukesh Boro.<ref name="toi article" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/17511/2017-asia-cup-world-ranking-tournament-stage-3#/team/IND/RX/team |title=2017 Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament Stage 3 |website=World Archery Federation |access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref> Later that year, she was among the 24 members who were selected to compete for the Indian national team in the [[2017 World Archery Youth Championships]] at [[Rosario]], Argentina following the completion of their training at [[Sonipat]], [[Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/argentina-calling-four-state-archers-in-national-team/cid/1661008 |title=Argentina calling – Four state archers in National Team |work=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata |publication-date=30 September 2017 |access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>

At the [[World Youth Archery Championships]], Bhakat competed in the recurve junior mixed team event with her partner Jemson Singh Ningthoujam, and together they were seeded ninth.<ref name="Indian pair win gold medal">{{Cite news |url=https://worldarchery.org/news/154095/indian-pair-win-junior-recurve-world-title |title=Indian pair win junior recurve world title |work=World Archery Federation |last=Wells |first=Chris |publication-date=8 October 2017 |access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Indian pair win gold">{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/indian-pair-win-gold-at-world-archery-youth-championship-4881835/ |title=Indian pair win gold at World Archery Youth Championship |work=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |publication-date=9 October 2017 |access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref> The pair won the gold medal after defeating the Russian team 6–2 in the final, thus giving India its fourth overall world youth championships title and its first since [[Deepika Kumari]] won it in 2009 and 2011.<ref name="Indian pair win gold medal" /><ref name="Indian pair win gold" /> They had defeated the top-seeded Korean team 5–4 in the quarter-final and the Ukrainian team 6–0 in the semi-final, respectively, en route to the final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/16586/rosario-2017-world-archery-youth-championships#/team/IND/RJX/team |title=Rosario 2017 World Archery Youth Championships |website=World Archery Federation |access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>

In April 2018, Bhakat competed at the [[2018 Archery World Cup]] held from 23 to 29 April in [[Shanghai]], China in the women's individual, women's team and the mixed team recurve events.<ref name="Ankita Bhakat at the 2018 archery world cup">{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/18142/shanghai-2018-hyundai-archery-world-cup#/entry/17262 |title=Ankita Bhakat at the Shanghai 2018 Hyundai Archery World Cup |website=World Archery Federation |access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref> In the individual recurve event, she was seeded eighth, after having scored 665 out of 720 points in the qualifications round.<ref name="Ankita Bhakat at the 2018 archery world cup" /><ref name="Ankita is best Indian in recurve qualifications of Archery World Cup">{{Cite news |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/archery/ankita-bhagat-is-best-indian-in-recurve-qualifications/article23673438.ece/ |title=Ankita is best Indian in recurve qualifications of Archery World Cup |work=[[Sportstar]] |agency=Press Trust of India |publication-date=25 April 2018 |access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref> She defeated compatriot [[Bombayla Devi Laishram]] 6–4 in the third round, but lost 4–6 to China's An Qixuan in the fourth round.<ref name="Ankita Bhakat at the 2018 archery world cup" /> She teamed up with Promila Daimary and Deepika Kumara in the women's team event and with [[Atanu Das]] in the mixed team event, reaching the quarter-finals of both events before losing 1–5 and 4–5 to the Chinese and United States teams respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/18142/shanghai-2018-hyundai-archery-world-cup#/team/IND/RW/team |title=India Recurve Women Team |website=World Archery Federation |access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/18142/shanghai-2018-hyundai-archery-world-cup#/team/IND/RX/team |title=India Recurve Mixed Team |website=World Archery Federation |access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref>

Subsequently, in May 2018, Bhakat competed in the women's individual and women's recurve team events at the 2018 Archery World Cup – Stage 2 held in [[Antalya]], Turkey.<ref name="2018 Hyundai archery world cup">{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/18116/antalya-2018-hyundai-archery-world-cup#/team/IND |title=Antalya 2018 Hyundai Archery World Cup – India |website=World Archery Federation |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> In the latter event, she teamed up with Promila Daimary and [[Deepika Kumari]], and eventually reached the semi-finals by defeating the French and the Russian teams 5–3 and 5–1 in the second round and quarter-finals, respectively.<ref name="2018 world cup – Indian rw team">{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/18116/antalya-2018-hyundai-archery-world-cup#/team/IND/RW/team |title=India Recurve Women Team |website=World Archery Federation |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> In the semi-final, however, the Indian team lost 2–6 to the South Korean team.<ref name="2018 world cup – Indian rw team" /> Subsequently, they faced Chinese Taipei in the bronze medal match, losing 2–6.<ref name="2018 world cup – Indian rw team" /><ref name="hindustantimes">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/indian-trio-falters-in-women-s-recurve-bronze-play-off-at-archery-world-cup/story-HLVphBkQmtTeTO3EMZCReJ.html |title=Indian trio falters in women's recurve bronze play-off at Archery World Cup |work=Hindustan Times |agency=Press Trust of India |publication-date=26 May 2018 |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref>

===2024 Summer Olympics===
Bhakat made her first Olympic appearance in the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris. She lost 4-6 to [[Poland]]'s [[Wioleta Myszor]] in the Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round. Bhakat advanced to the quarterfinals in the Women's Team, along with [[Bhajan Kaur]] and [[Deepika Kumari]]. However, the team lost to the [[Netherlands]]' team 0-6. Bhakat made history, with [[Dhiraj Bommadevara]] by competing in India's first-ever Olympic medal in archery in the Mixed Team Bronze Medal Match, but lost 2-6 to the [[United States of America]]'s team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/ankita-bhakat-and-dhiraj-bommadevara-miss-medal-by-a-whisker-but-script-history-for-indian-archery-in-paris-olympics-101722605522066.html |title=Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara miss medal by a whisker but script history for Indian archery in Paris Olympics |website=hindustantimes.com |date=2 August 2024 |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ankita-bhakat_1546200 |title=BHAKAT Ankita |work=[[Paris 2024 Olympics]] |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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