Divya Dhayal
Divya Dhayal is a female archer from India
Personal information
Nationality India
CitizenshipIndia
BornBareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years active2014–present
Sport
CountryIndia
SportArchery
Rank35[1]
TeamArchery Association of India[2]
Turned pro2014
Coached byVikram S. Dhayal[3]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking21[4]

Divya Dhayal is an archer from India. She became the national archery champion at age 15[5] She has represented India at world archery youth championship, archery world cups, international archery tournaments[6][7] and other international archery events[8][9]

She started her early archery training at the Army Sports Institute.[10] in Pune and later at other places, under Col. Vikram S. Dhayal[3]

Early life and education

Dhayal, born in Bareilly, comes from an Army family.[11] Her father Col. Vikram S Dhayal[12] is an army officer.[13]

Career

Divya started her archery journey at the age of 13 years in 2014.[11]

National

She won the Senior National Archery Championship in 2017 by winning the individual gold and mixed team gold.[5]

International

She started playing as an International player by participating in the World Cup[14] as a compound archer and has played for India since 2016.[15]

Achievements[1]
Year Title Category Medal Place
2018 Archery Asia Cup Competition, Stage-3[16][17] Women's Compound Individual Silver Chinese Taipei
2018 Asia Cup, Stage-2[18] Women's Compound Individual Bronze Manila
2018 Asia Cup, Stage-2 Women's Compound Team Silver Manila
2018 Asia Cup, Stage-1[19] Women's Compound Team Bronze Bangkok
2018 World Cup[20][21][22] Women's Compound Team Silver Antalya
2017 World archery youth championship[23][24] 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[25][26][27] Mixed Compound Team Bronze Antalya

Personal life

She gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Army as a commissioned officer in September 2023.[28][29] She received the Indian Sports Honours[30] and has two siblings Khushbu Dhayal[31] and Digvijay Dhayal.[32] She completed her schooling from the Army Public School, Pune and bachelors from Symbiosis Institute, Pune.[33][34]

References

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