Divya Dhayal Explained

Divya Dhayal
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Citizenship:India
Birth Place:Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence:Pune, Maharashtra, India
Years Active:2014 - present
Country:India
Sport:Archery
Rank:35[1]
Team:Archery Association of India
Turnedpro:2014
Coach:Vikram S. Dhayal[2]
Highestranking:21[3]

Divya Dhayal is an archer from India. She became the national archery champion at age 15 She has represented India at world archery youth championship, archery world cups, international archery tournaments[4] [5] and other international archery events[6] [7]

She started her early archery training at the Army Sports Institute.[8] in Pune and later at other places, under Col. Vikram S. Dhayal[2]

Early life and education

Dhayal, born in Bareilly, comes from an Army family.[9] Her father Col. Vikram S Dhayal is an army officer.[10]

Career

Divya started her archery journey at the age of 13 years in 2014.[9]

National

She won the Senior National Archery Championship in 2017 by winning the individual gold and mixed team gold.

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]

Achievements!Year!Title!Category!Medal!Place
2018Archery Asia Cup Competition, Stage-3[13] [14] Women's Compound IndividualSilverChinese Taipei
2018Asia Cup, Stage-2[15] Women's Compound Individual BronzeManila
2018Asia Cup, Stage-2Women's Compound TeamSilverManila
2018Asia Cup, Stage-1[16] Women's Compound TeamBronzeBangkok
2018World Cup[17] [18] [19] Women's Compound TeamSilverAntalya
2017World archery youth championship[20] [21] Women's Compound TeamBronzeRosario
2017Asia CupWomen's Compound TeamSilverTaiwan
2017Asia CupWomen's Compound IndividualGoldTaiwan
2017Asia CupMixed Compound TeamGoldTaiwan
2017World Cup[22] [23] [24] Mixed Compound TeamBronzeAntalya

Personal life

She gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Army as a commissioned officer in September 2023.[25] [26] She received the Indian Sports Honours[27] and has two siblings Khushbu Dhayal[28] and Digvijay Dhayal.[29] She completed her schooling from the Army Public School, Pune and bachelors from Symbiosis Institute, Pune.[30] [31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: divya-dhayal. . 28 January 2018. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation.
  2. Web site: vikram singh dhayal. worldarchery.org. 25 December 2018.
  3. News: India's rising star Divya shines at Asia Cup. Selva Ganapathy. 14 July 2017. 25 December 2018. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation.
  4. News: india finish with three gold medals at archery asia cup. PTI. 8 March 2018. 25 December 2018. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India.
  5. News: 2018 Archery Asia Cup – Stage 1. 25 December 2018. sportstalk24.com.
  6. News: 15-year-old Divya Dhayal clinches two gold medals at Asia Archery Cup. Sarthak Sharma. 8 July 2017. 25 December 2018. sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda.
  7. News: Iran's Ebadi wins gold at Asia Cup archery meet. 2017-07-08. 25 December 2018. Digitalsporty.
  8. Web site: International standard shooting range. 2018-03-08. www.armysportsinstitute.com. 25 December 2018. 30 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230160222/http://www.armysportsinstitute.com/facilities/archery.html. dead.
  9. News: Hitting the bullseye: One arrow at a time, Pune's champion family of archers take a bow. Ananya Barua. 25 December 2018. 2018-11-07. Hindustan Times.
  10. News: Pune's 30 Under 30. Anjali Shetty. 25 December 2018. 2018-06-24. Hindustan Times.
  11. Web site: Antalya 2016 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 3. . 25 December 2018. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation.
  12. News: 9 athletes to watch at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships. Chris Wells. 2 October 2017. 25 December 2018. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation.
  13. News: India bag four medals at Asian Archery, finish third. PTI. 25 December 2018. indianexpress.com. The Indian Express.
  14. News: India finished joint-third with Iran at Archery Asia Cup Stage 3 in Taipei, bag three silver medals and one bronze. PTI. 10 July 2018. 25 December 2018. firstpost.com. Firstpost.
  15. News: Pune's archery prodigy, Divya Dhayal brings home two medals from Manila Asia Cup. Ananya Barua. 11 April 2018. 25 December 2018. hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times.
  16. News: muskan kirar wins gold in team archery at asia cup stage I. Y B Sarangi. 8 March 2018. 25 December 2018. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar.
  17. News: India bag silver and bronze in archery World Cup. PTI. 25 May 2018. 25 December 2018. hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times.
  18. News: India bag silver, bronze in archery World Cup. Jyothi Surekha Vennam. 25 May 2018. 25 December 2018. zeenews.india.com. Zee News.
  19. News: india bag silver bronze in archery world cup. PTI. 25 May 2018. 25 December 2018. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India.
  20. News: Dhayal sisters qualify for Youth World Championship. Express News Service. 5 September 2017. 25 December 2018. indianexpress.com. The Indian Express.
  21. News: Dhayal Sisters win bronze in World Championship. Express News Service. 9 October 2017. 25 December 2018. indianexpress.com. The Indian Express.
  22. Web site: Divya Dhayal wins bronze medal at Archery World Cup. Arti Diwan. 12 June 2017. 25 December 2018. sportsflashes.com.
  23. Web site: Calmness can earn you medal. Jigar Hindocha. 15 June 2017. 25 December 2018. sakaltimes.com.
  24. News: India win bronze in compound mixed team event at World Cup. ESPN staff. 11 June 2017. 25 December 2018. espn.in. ESPN.
  25. News: International Archer Divya Dhayal Commissioned into the Indian Army as a Lieutenant. Sanvad . 12 September 2023. 2023-09-11. Amar Ujala.
  26. News: Haryana archer Divya became a lieutenant in the Indian Army, has made India proud at the international level.. Ajay Sehrawat . 12 September 2023. 2023-09-12. Haryana Ekhabar.
  27. Web site: Indian Sports Honours. 25 December 2018. facebook.com. Indian Sports Honours.
  28. Web site: Khushbu Dhayal. . 28 January 2018. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation.
  29. Web site: Digvijay Dhayal. . 28 January 2018. worldarchery.org. World Archery Federation.
  30. Web site: Everybody excels in their own time, you just need to be patient. Divya Dhayal. 28 July 2018. 25 December 2018. thebridge.in.
  31. Web site: Looking back on 2017: Divya Dhayal raised the bar at the Archery Asia Cup. Md Imtiaz. 25 December 2017. 25 December 2018. thebridge.in.

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