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{{infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Ankur Dhama<br />
| nationality = India<br />
| birth_date = 1994<br />
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold| [[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]] | Men's 1500 m T11 }}<br />
{{Medal|Gold| [[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]] | Men's 5000 m T11 }}<br />
{{Medal|Silver| [[2014 Asian Para Games|2014 Incheon]] | Men's 800 m T11}}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2014 Asian Para Games|2014 Incheon]] | Men's 1500 m T11 }}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2014 Asian Para Games|2014 Incheon]] | Men's 5000 m T11 }}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:The_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Arjuna_Award,_2018_to_Shri_Ankur_Dhama_for_Para-Athletics,_in_a_glittering_ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_September_25,_2018.JPG|thumb|[[Ram Nath Kovind]] presenting the Arjuna Award to Ankur Dhama]]<br />
'''Ankur Dhama''' is an Indian para-athlete and long-distance runner. He was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2018.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Dhama became visually impaired when he was about six years old, after an infection due to [[Holi]] colours.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 October 2023 |title=2 Asian Para gold medals for banker who lost eyes on Holi |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/2-asian-para-gold-medals-for-banker-who-lost-eyes-on-holi/articleshow/104741913.cms |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Subsequently, he moved to Delhi, where he studied at the JPM Senior Secondary School for the Blind. He went on to study history at the [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Shreya Roy |date=31 August 2016 |title=DU student Ankur Dhama first blind athlete to represent India at paralympics |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/du-student-ankur-dhama-first-blind-athlete-to-represent-india-at-paralympics/articleshow/53940637.cms |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> Dhama hails from [[Khekada]].<ref>{{cite news |title=बागपत के खेकड़ा कस्बे के अंकुर धामा ने जीता गोल्ड:एशियाई पैरा गेम्स में 5 हजार मीटर दौड में गोल्ड मेडल जीता, चीन के हांग्जो में खेला जा रहा एशियाई पैरा गेम्स |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/baghpat/news/ankur-dhama-of-khekra-town-of-baghpat-won-gold-132043484.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=24 October 2023 |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
In the [[2014 Asian Para Games]], he won one silver and two bronze medals. He was injured during the 2016 Paralympics. In the [[2022 Asian Para Games]], he won two gold medals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2023 |title=Meet Ankur Dhama, athlete who clinched 2 gold medals at Asian Para Games |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/meet-ankur-dhama-athlete-who-clinched-2-gold-medals-at-asian-para-games-9001273/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
[[Category:St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Visually impaired long-distance runners]]<br />
[[Category:Date of birth missing (living people)]]<br />
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[[Category:1994 births]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Para Games]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]<br />
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