Divya Dhayal is an Indian archer. She became the national archery champion at age 15.[1] She has represented India at world archery youth championship, archery world cups, international archery tournaments[2][3] and other international archery events[4][5]
Early life and education
Dhayal, born in Bareilly, comes from a military family.[6] Her father Colonel Vikram S Dhayal[7] is an army officer.[8] She started her early archery training at the Army Sports Institute.[9] in Pune and later at other places, under her father.[10]
Career
Divya started her archery journey at the age of 13 years in 2014.[6]
National
She won the Senior National Archery Championship in 2017 by winning the individual gold and mixed team gold.[1]
International
She started playing as an International player by participating in the World Cup[11] as a compound archer and has played for India since 2016.[12]
| Year | Title | Category | Medal | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Archery Asia Cup Competition, Stage-3[14][15] | Women's Compound Individual | Silver | Chinese Taipei |
| 2018 | Asia Cup, Stage-2[16] | Women's Compound Individual | Bronze | Manila |
| 2018 | Asia Cup, Stage-2 | Women's Compound Team | Silver | Manila |
| 2018 | Asia Cup, Stage-1[17] | Women's Compound Team | Bronze | Bangkok |
| 2018 | World Cup[18][19][20] | Women's Compound Team | Silver | Antalya |
| 2017 | World archery youth championship[21][22] | Women's Compound Team | Bronze | Rosario |
| 2017 | Asia Cup | Women's Compound Team | Silver | Taiwan |
| 2017 | Asia Cup | Women's Compound Individual | Gold | Taiwan |
| 2017 | Asia Cup | Mixed Compound Team | Gold | Taiwan |
| 2017 | World Cup[23][24][25] | Mixed Compound Team | Bronze | Antalya |
Personal life
She gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Army as a commissioned officer in September 2023.[26][27] She received the Indian Sports Honours[28] and has two siblings Khushbu Dhayal[29] and Digvijay Dhayal.[30] She completed her schooling from the Army Public School, Pune and bachelors from Symbiosis Institute, Pune.[31][32]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednational1 - ↑ india finish with three gold medals at archery asia cup. timesofindia.indiatimes.com(8 March 2018). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ 2018 Archery Asia Cup – Stage 1. sportstalk24.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ 15-year-old Divya Dhayal clinches two gold medals at Asia Archery Cup. sportskeeda.com(8 July 2017). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Iran's Ebadi wins gold at Asia Cup archery meet. Digitalsporty(2017-07-08). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hitting the bullseye: One arrow at a time, Pune's champion family of archers take a bow. Hindustan Times(2018-11-07). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedTOI - ↑ Pune's 30 Under 30. Hindustan Times(2018-06-24). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ International standard shooting range. www.armysportsinstitute.com(2018-03-08). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedvikram1 - ↑ Antalya 2016 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 3. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ 9 athletes to watch at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships. worldarchery.org(2 October 2017). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWA - ↑ India bag four medals at Asian Archery, finish third. indianexpress.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ India finished joint-third with Iran at Archery Asia Cup Stage 3 in Taipei, bag three silver medals and one bronze. firstpost.com(10 July 2018). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Pune's archery prodigy, Divya Dhayal brings home two medals from Manila Asia Cup. hindustantimes.com(11 April 2018). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ muskan kirar wins gold in team archery at asia cup stage I. sportstar.thehindu.com(8 March 2018). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ India bag silver and bronze in archery World Cup. hindustantimes.com(25 May 2018). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ India bag silver, bronze in archery World Cup. zeenews.india.com(25 May 2018). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ india bag silver bronze in archery world cup. timesofindia.indiatimes.com(25 May 2018). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Dhayal sisters qualify for Youth World Championship. indianexpress.com(5 September 2017). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Dhayal Sisters win bronze in World Championship. indianexpress.com(9 October 2017). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Divya Dhayal wins bronze medal at Archery World Cup. sportsflashes.com(12 June 2017). Retrieved 25 December 2018.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Calmness can earn you medal. sakaltimes.com(15 June 2017). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ India win bronze in compound mixed team event at World Cup. espn.in(11 June 2017). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ International Archer Divya Dhayal Commissioned into the Indian Army as a Lieutenant. Amar Ujala(2023-09-11). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Haryana archer Divya became a lieutenant in the Indian Army, has made India proud at the international level.. Haryana Ekhabar(2023-09-12). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Indian Sports Honours. facebook.com. Indian Sports Honours. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Khushbu Dhayal. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ↑ Digvijay Dhayal. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ↑ Everybody excels in their own time, you just need to be patient. thebridge.in(28 July 2018). Retrieved 25 December 2018.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Looking back on 2017: Divya Dhayal raised the bar at the Archery Asia Cup. thebridge.in(25 December 2017). Retrieved 25 December 2018.Template:Dead link