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{{short description|Indian archer}}
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| name = Divya Dhayal
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'''Divya Dhayal''' is an Indian [[archer]]. She became the national archery champion at age 15.<ref name="national1" /> She has represented India at world archery youth championship, archery world cups, international archery tournaments<ref name="Bangkok18a">{{cite news|title=india finish with three gold medals at archery asia cup|author=PTI|date=8 March 2018|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/india-finish-with-three-gold-medals-at-archery-asia-cup/articleshow/63222794.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="Bangkok18b">{{cite news|title=2018 Archery Asia Cup – Stage 1|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://sportstalk24.com/2018-archery-asia-cup-stage-1|website=sportstalk24.com}}</ref> and other international archery events<ref name="Taipei17SK">{{cite news|title=15-year-old Divya Dhayal clinches two gold medals at Asia Archery Cup|author=Sarthak Sharma|date=8 July 2017|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/archery/divya-dhayal-clinches-gold-in-asia-archery-cup|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda}}</ref><ref name="Taipei17TT">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/414894/Iran-s-Ebadi-wins-gold-at-Asia-Cup-archery-meet|title=Iran's Ebadi wins gold at Asia Cup archery meet|date=2017-07-08|access-date=25 December 2018|work=Digitalsporty}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Dhayal, born in [[Bareilly]], comes from a military family.<ref name="HT2017">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/hitting-the-bullseye-one-arrow-at-a-time-pune-s-champion-family-of-archers-take-a-bow/story-s5eICKl1p8E9meDwL7cpSK.html|author=Ananya Barua|title=Hitting the bullseye: One arrow at a time, Pune's champion family of archers take a bow|access-date=25 December 2018|date=2018-11-07|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Her father Colonel Vikram S Dhayal<ref name="TOI" /> is an army officer.<ref name="HT30">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-s-30-under-30-part-1-young-achievers-aiming-for-the-stars/story-lwXL2wA5P3yrpmGiZSaz5J.html|author=Anjali Shetty|title=Pune's 30 Under 30|access-date=25 December 2018|date=2018-06-24|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> She started her early archery training at the Army Sports Institute.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-08 |title=International standard shooting range |url=http://www.armysportsinstitute.com/facilities/archery.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230160222/http://www.armysportsinstitute.com/facilities/archery.html |archive-date=30 December 2018 |access-date=25 December 2018 |website=www.armysportsinstitute.com}}</ref> in [[Pune]] and later at other places, under her father.<ref name="vikram1" />

== Career ==

Divya started her archery journey at the age of 13 years in 2014.<ref name="HT2017"/>

=== National ===

She won the Senior National Archery Championship in 2017 by winning the individual [[gold medal|gold]] and mixed team [[gold medal|gold]].<ref name="national1" />

=== International ===

She started playing as an International player by participating in the [[2016 Archery World Cup|World Cup]]<ref name="Antalya16a">{{cite web|title=Antalya 2016 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 3|author=|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/14531/antalya-2016-hyundai-archery-world-cup-stage-3#/entry/2747|website=worldarchery.org|publisher=[[World Archery Federation]]}}</ref> as a compound archer and has played for [[India]] since 2016.<ref name="news2016">{{cite news|title=9 athletes to watch at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships|author=Chris Wells|date=2 October 2017|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://worldarchery.org/news/153444/9-athletes-watch-2017-world-archery-youth-championships|website=worldarchery.org|publisher=[[World Archery Federation]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Achievements<ref name="WA"/>
!Year
!Title
!Category
!Medal
!Place
|-
|2018
|Archery Asia Cup Competition, Stage-3<ref name="Taipei18a">{{cite news|title=India bag four medals at Asian Archery, finish third|author=PTI|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/india-bag-four-medals-at-asian-archery-finish-third-5254159|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="Taipei18b">{{cite news|title=India finished joint-third with Iran at Archery Asia Cup Stage 3 in Taipei, bag three silver medals and one bronze|author=PTI|date=10 July 2018|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-finished-joint-third-with-iran-at-archery-asia-cup-stage-3-in-taipei-bag-three-silver-medals-and-one-bronze-4708201.html|website=firstpost.com|publisher=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>
|Women's Compound Individual
|[[Silver Medal|Silver]]
|[[Chinese Taipei]]
|-
|2018
|Asia Cup, Stage-2<ref name="Manila18c">{{cite news|title=Pune's archery prodigy, Divya Dhayal brings home two medals from Manila Asia Cup|author=Ananya Barua|date=11 April 2018|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-s-archery-prodigy-divya-dhayal-brings-home-two-medals-from-manila-asia-cup/story-hpGpFw480FoYy7vkakLAkN.html|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
|Women's Compound Individual
|[[Bronze Medal|Bronze]]
|[[Manila]]
|-
|2018
|Asia Cup, Stage-2
|Women's Compound Team
|[[Silver Medal|Silver]]
|[[Manila]]
|-
|2018
|Asia Cup, Stage-1<ref name="Bangkok18c">{{cite news|title=muskan kirar wins gold in team archery at asia cup stage I|author=Y B Sarangi|date=8 March 2018|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/archery/muskan-kirar-wins-gold-in-team-archery-at-asia-cup-stage-i/article22986045.ece|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref>
|Women's Compound Team
|[[Bronze Medal|Bronze]]
|[[Bangkok]]
|-
|2018
|[[Archery World Cup|World Cup]]<ref name="antalya18a">{{cite news|title=India bag silver and bronze in archery World Cup|author=PTI|date=25 May 2018|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/india-bag-silver-and-bronze-in-archery-world-cup/story-jO8teLCZFECNHMi3VKf4sL.html|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref name="antalya18b">{{cite news|title=India bag silver, bronze in archery World Cup|author=Jyothi Surekha Vennam|date=25 May 2018|access-date=25 December 2018|url=http://zeenews.india.com/other-sports/india-bag-silver-bronze-in-archery-world-cup-2111300.html|website=zeenews.india.com|publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref><ref name="antalya18c">{{cite news|title=india bag silver bronze in archery world cup|author=PTI|date=25 May 2018|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/india-bag-silver-bronze-in-archery-world-cup/articleshow/64321962.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|Women's Compound Team
|[[Silver Medal|Silver]]
|[[Antalya]]
|-
|2017
|[[2017 World Archery Youth Championships|World archery youth championship]]<ref name="rosario17a">{{cite news|title=Dhayal sisters qualify for Youth World Championship|author=Express News Service|date=5 September 2017|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/dhayal-sisters-qualify-for-youth-world-championship-4829422/|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="rosario17b">{{cite news|title=Dhayal Sisters win bronze in World Championship|author=Express News Service|date=9 October 2017|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/dhayal-sisters-win-bronze-in-world-championship-4881341/|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|Women's Compound Team
|[[Bronze Medal|Bronze]]
|[[Rosario, Santa Fe|Rosario]]
|-
|2017
|Asia Cup
|Women's Compound Team
|[[Silver Medal|Silver]]
|[[Taiwan]]
|-
|2017
|Asia Cup
|Women's Compound Individual
|[[Gold Medal|Gold]]
|[[Taiwan]]
|-
|2017
|Asia Cup
|Mixed Compound Team
|[[Gold Medal|Gold]]
|[[Taiwan]]
|-
|2017
|[[2017 Archery World Cup|World Cup]]<ref name="antalya17a">{{cite web|title=Divya Dhayal wins bronze medal at Archery World Cup|author=Arti Diwan|date=12 June 2017|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://sportsflashes.com/en/news/divya-dhayal-wins-bronze-medal-at-archery-world-cup/82129.html|website=sportsflashes.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="antalya17c">{{cite web|title=Calmness can earn you medal|author=Jigar Hindocha|date=15 June 2017|access-date=25 December 2018|url=http://www.sakaltimes.com/sports/%E2%80%98calmness-can-earn-you-medal%E2%80%99-991|website=sakaltimes.com}}</ref><ref name="antalya17d">{{cite news|title=India win bronze in compound mixed team event at World Cup|author=ESPN staff|date=11 June 2017|access-date=25 December 2018|url=http://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/19597329/india-win-bronze-compound-mixed-team-event-world-cup|website=espn.in|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>
|Mixed Compound Team
|[[Bronze Medal|Bronze]]
|[[Antalya]]
|}

== Personal life ==
She gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Army as a commissioned officer in September 2023.<ref name="AU2023">{{Cite news|url=https://epaper.amarujala.com/hisar/my-city/20230911/04.html?format=img&ed_code=hisar|author=Sanvad |title=International Archer Divya Dhayal Commissioned into the Indian Army as a Lieutenant|access-date=12 September 2023|date=2023-09-11|work=[[Amar Ujala]]}}</ref><ref name="HEK2023">{{Cite news|url=https://www.haryanaekhabar.com/hisar/haryana-archer-daughter-divya-dhayal-joins-indian-army-as-lieutenant-india-has-become-proud-at-international-level/|author=Ajay Sehrawat |title=Haryana archer Divya became a lieutenant in the Indian Army, has made India proud at the international level.|access-date=12 September 2023|date=2023-09-12|work=[[Haryana Ekhabar]]}}</ref> She received the Indian Sports Honours<ref name="ISH">{{cite web|title=Indian Sports Honours|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://www.facebook.com/indiansportshonours/photos/a.436546453407210/473792253015963/?type=1&theater|website=facebook.com|publisher=[[Indian Sports Honours]]}}</ref> and has two siblings Khushbu Dhayal<ref name="Khushbu">{{cite web|title=Khushbu Dhayal|author=|access-date=28 January 2018|url=https://worldarchery.org/athlete/5417/khushbu-dhayal|website=worldarchery.org|publisher=[[World Archery Federation]]}}</ref> and Digvijay Dhayal.<ref name="Digvijay">{{cite web|title=Digvijay Dhayal|author=|access-date=28 January 2018|url=https://worldarchery.org/athlete/5552/digvijay-dhayal|website=worldarchery.org|publisher=[[World Archery Federation]]}}</ref> She completed her schooling from the [[Army Public School (Pune)|Army Public School, Pune]] and bachelors from [[Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune|Symbiosis Institute, Pune]].<ref name="Bridge1">{{cite web|title=Everybody excels in their own time, you just need to be patient|author=Divya Dhayal|date=28 July 2018|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://thebridge.in/everybody-excels-in-their-own-time-you-just-need-to-be-patient-by-divya-dhayal|website=thebridge.in}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Bridge2">{{cite web|title=Looking back on 2017: Divya Dhayal raised the bar at the Archery Asia Cup|author=Md Imtiaz|date=25 December 2017|access-date=25 December 2018|url=https://thebridge.in/looking-back-2017-divya-dhayal-raised-bar-archery-asia-cup/|website=thebridge.in}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== References ==
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<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/intl-archer-twins-hit-the-bullseye/articleshow/58980894.cms |title=International archer twins hit the bullseye |last=Upadhye |first=Aishwarya |date=4 June 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=25 December 2018 |agency=TNN |location=[[Pune]]}}</ref>

<ref name="national1">{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-girl-divya-dhayal-becomes-national-archery-champion-4594683/ |title=Pune girl Divya Dhayal becomes national archery champion |last=Express News Service |date=1 April 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=25 December 2018 |agency=Express News Service}}</ref>

<ref name="AAI">{{cite web | work=AAI Circular | title=Subject: 2nd and Final Selection Trial for 2018-Asian Games-Jakarta | date=21 May 2018 | access-date=25 December 2018|url=http://www.indianarchery.info/upload/AAI%20Circular%20for%202nd%20Selection%20Trial%20for%20Asian%20Games-Jakarta-2018%20with%20Eligible%20list%20.pdf | publisher=Archery Association of India}}</ref>

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== External links ==
* {{Twitter|divyadhayal}}
* {{World Archery|2747/divya-dhayal}}

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