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{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 2007)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Anmol Kharb
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2007|1|20}}
| birth_place = [[Faridabad]], Haryana, India<ref name="DCunha 2024 q057">{{cite web | last=D'Cunha | first=Zenia | title=Anmol Kharb, remember the name | website=ESPN | date=18 February 2024 | url=https://www.espn.in/badminton/story/_/id/39551207/anmol-kharb-teenager-shines-bright-india-wins-gold-badminton-asia-team-championships | access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
| height =
| handedness = Right
| years_active = 2023–present
| coach = [[Parupalli Kashyap]]<br />[[Gurusai Dutt]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Shuttler Anmol Kharb quietly announces arrival on big stage|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/shuttler-anmol-kharb-quietly-announces-arrival-on-big-stage/articleshow/113652103.cms|access-date=25 September 2024|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 September 2024}}</ref>
| event = Women's singles
| career_record = 47 wins, 19 losses
| highest_ranking = 40
| date_of_highest_ranking = 28 October 2025
| current_ranking = 49
| date_of_current_ranking = 24 March 2026
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport|Women's [[badminton]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asian Team Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2024 Selangor]]|Women's team}}
| bwfbadminton_id = 58664
| bwf_id = EF51E6E6-6FAA-44A3-993F-78026E28A5E8
}}

'''Anmol Kharb''' (born 20 January 2007) is an Indian [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anmol Kharb {{!}} Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/58664/anmol-kharb |website=BWF}}</ref> She won the gold at the [[2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]].<ref name="Naik 2024 v736">{{cite web | last=Naik | first=Shivani | title=Badminton: How Anmol Kharb, India's precious new talent, delivered a famous Asian gold unfazed and with a smile on her face | website=The Indian Express | date=18 February 2024 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/badminton-how-anmol-kharb-delivered-asian-gold-batc-9168320/ | access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kharb was born on 20 January 2007 in [[Faridabad]], Haryana. She was inspired by her brother's passion for [[badminton]]. Despite her brother shifting focus away from the sport, Anmol continued pursued it with her family's support. She trained at Dayanand Public School in Faridabad and later joined Sunrise Shuttlers Academy in [[Noida]] under Coach Kusumm Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 February 2024|title=Anmol Kharb - The big hope for Indian women's badminton|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/who-is-anmol-kharb-india-badminton-player|access-date=19 February 2024|work=[[Olympics]]}}</ref>

==Career==
===Beginnings (2023–2024)===
In 2023, Kharb won the gold at the [[Indian National Badminton Championships|National Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/field/1061092/badminton-anmol-kharb-chirag-sen-crowned-national-champions |title=Badminton: Anmol Kharb, Chirag Sen crowned national champions |publisher=[[Scroll.in]] |date=25 December 2023 |access-date=25 December 2023 }}</ref> Her first international title victory at the senior level came when she won [[Belgian International]] 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian prodigy Anmol Kharb wins her first international badminton singles title in Belgium |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/belgian-international-badminton-tournament-2024-anmol-kharb-winner |website=Olympics}}</ref> She followed it up with her victory at [[Polish International]] 2024 thus winning two back-to-back international titles in a month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Young shuttler Anmol Kharb wins back-to-back titles |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/young-shuttler-anmol-kharb-wins-back-to-back-titles/amp |website=The Tribune}}</ref>

Kharb played a very crucial role in the [[India national badminton team|Indian women's team]] winning the gold medal at the [[2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships 2024]],<ref name="Selvaraj 2024 y150">{{cite web | last=Selvaraj | first=Jonathan | title=Asian Badminton Team Championships: I think my life will change after this win, says Anmol Kharb | website=Sportstar | date=18 February 2024 | url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/anmol-kharb-asian-badminton-team-championships-india-women-win-history-maiden-title-sindhu-treesa-gayatri/article67860337.ece | access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> the first time in the championships' history that the Indian women's team featured in the top three. She won all three of the matches she played, all of which were [[Tiebreaker|tie deciders]]. 472nd in the [[BWF World Ranking]] when the championships began, she beat Wu Luo Yu, ranked 149th, in the group stage, [[Natsuki Nidaira]], ranked 29th, in the semi-finals and Pornpicha Choeikeewong, ranked 45th, in the finals.<ref name="BATC24">{{cite news |last=Nag |first=Utathya |date=22 September 2024 |title=Anmol Kharb - The big hope for Indian women's badminton |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/who-is-anmol-kharb-india-badminton-player |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=28 October 2024}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
=== BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)===
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[2024 Guwahati Masters#Finals 2|2024]]
| align="left" | [[Guwahati Masters]]
| align="left" | Super 100
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cai Yanyan]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 13–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

===BWF International Challenge / Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | [[Belgian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Amalie Schulz]]
| align="left" | 24–22, 12–21, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | [[Polish International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Milena Schnider]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align=center | 2025
| align=left | [[Cameroon International]]
| align=left | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan]]
| align=left | 11–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

== Performance timeline ==
{{Performance key (badminton)}}

=== National team ===
* ''Senior level''
{| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'
! Team events !! 2024 !! Ref
|-
| bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[Badminton Asia Championships#Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]]
| bgcolor=Gold | [[2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships|'''G''']]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=India women clinch Badminton Asia Team Championships title |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/badminton/india-women-clinch-badminton-asia-team-championships-title-101708242944156.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=18 February 2024 |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
| bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[Uber Cup]]
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | [[2024 Thomas & Uber Cup|QF]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Uber Cup 2024 quarterfinal: India loses to Japan 0-3 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/india-vs-japan-uber-cup-2024-quarterfinal-indian-women-team-results-ind-v-jpn-highlights/article68130680.ece |publisher=Sportstar|date=2 May 2024 |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
|}

=== Individual competitions ===
==== Junior level ====
{| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'
! Events !! 2023 !! Ref
|-
| bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asia Junior Championships]]
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2023 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Girls' singles|3R]]
|
|}

==== Senior level ====
* ''Women's singles''
{| style='font-size: 90%; text-align:center;' class='wikitable'
! rowspan=2|Tournament
! colspan="3"|[[BWF World Tour]]
! rowspan=2|Best
! rowspan=2|Ref
|-
! [[2024 BWF World Tour|2024]]
! [[2025 BWF World Tour|2025]]
! [[2026 BWF World Tour|2026]]
|-
| align=left | [[Indonesia Masters]]
| colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2026 Indonesia Masters|2R]]'''
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''2R''' ('26)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Thailand Masters (badminton)|Thailand Masters]]
| colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2026 Thailand Masters (badminton)|2R]]'''
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''2R''' ('26)
|
|-
| align=left | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2025 German Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2025 Swiss Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Orléans Masters]]
| colspan="2" style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2026 Orléans Masters|2R]]'''
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''2R''' ('26)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Taipei Open (badminton)|Taipei Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2025 Taipei Open|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Malaysia Masters]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| 2025; bgcolor=F0F8FF | '''Q2'''
|
| bgcolor=F0F8FF | '''Q2''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2025 Singapore Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2025 U.S. Open (badminton)|2R]]'''
|
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''2R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2025 Macau Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Indonesia Masters Super 100]]
| 2024 I; bgcolor=F0F8FF | Q1
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Al Ain Masters]]
| style=color:#ccc | NH
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2025 Al Ain Masters|2R]]'''
|
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''2R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Arctic Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''[[2025 Arctic Open|SF]]'''
|
| bgcolor=FFFF00 | '''SF''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Denmark Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Denmark Open|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 French Open (badminton)|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Hylo Open]]
| style=color:#ccc | A
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''[[2025 Hylo Open|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | '''1R''' ('25)
|
|-
| align=left | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2024 Syed Modi International|1R]]'''
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''[[2025 Syed Modi International|1R]]'''
|
| bgcolor="#afeeee" | '''1R''' ('24, '25)
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Syed Modi International 2024 badminton: PV Sindhu beats Anmol Kharb; Lakshya Sen advances |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/syed-modi-india-international-2024-badminton-day-2-report |publisher=[[Olympic Games]] |date=27 November 2024 |access-date=27 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
| align=left | [[Guwahati Masters]]
| bgcolor=D8BFD8 | '''[[2024 Guwahati Masters|F]]'''
| bgcolor=AFEEEE | [[2025 Guwahati Masters|2R]]
|
| bgcolor=D8BFD8 | '''F''' ('24)
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Guwahati Masters 2024: Ashwini-Tanisha pair, Sathish Kumar win titles, Anmol Kharb loses |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/ashwini-ponnappa-tanisha-crasto-win-final-guwahati-masters-2024-anmol-kharb-sathish-kumar-indian-results-scores/article68961602.ece |publisher=[[Sportstar]] |date=8 December 2024 |access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
| align=left | [[Odisha Masters]]
| bgcolor="#FFEBCD" | '''[[2024 Odisha Masters|QF]]'''
| bgcolor=FFEBCD | '''[[2025 Odisha Masters|QF]]'''
|
| bgcolor="#FFEBCD" | '''QF''' ('24, '25)
|
|-
| align=left | '''Year-end ranking'''
| 2024; | 67
| 2025; | 57
| 2026; |
| Best; |'''40'''
|
|-
! Tournament !! 2024 !! 2025 !! 2026 !! rowspan="2" | Best !!
|}

==Record against opponents==
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 30 November 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anmol Kharb Head to Head |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/head-2-head?OrganizationCode=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&T1P1MemberID=58664 |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=30 November 2024}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
|-
! width="200" | Player
! width="50" | Matches
! width="50" | Win
! width="50" | Lost
! width="50" | {{abbr|Diff.|Difference}}
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Yue]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Yu Fei]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|}
{{col-end}}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Result
! Ref(s)
|-
| 2024
| Nakshatra Samman
| Remarkable Achievement in Sports
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/celebrity/witt-global-summit-2024-raveena-tandon-allu-arjun-others-honoured-with-nakshatra-samman-awards-2449530 |title=WITT Global Summit 2024: Raveena Tandon, Allu Arjun, others honoured with Nakshatra Samman Awards|website=News9live|date=26 February 2024 |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| FICCI India Sports Awards
| Emerging Sportsperson Female
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/other-sports/ficci-india-sports-awards-2024-list-202411 |title=FICCI India Sports Awards 2024: Sheetal Devi, Anmol Kharb bag top honours; check full list of winners|website=KhelNow|date=2 December 2024 |access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|[[Times of India Sports Awards]]
|Badminton Player of the Year Female
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-18 |title= TOISA 2024: Badminton Aces Among the Nominees|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/toisa-2024-badminton-aces-among-the-nominees/articleshow/118272687.cms |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
*[[Badminton in India]]
*[[India national badminton team]]
*[[List of Indian sportswomen]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{sports links}}
* {{Instagram}}

{{Footer Asian Champions Badminton Team Women}}

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Faridabad]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Haryana]]
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[[Category:Indian national badminton champions]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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