Aanchal Thakur: First Indian to win Two International Skiing Medals

• 29 Dec 2021

• Indian skier Aanchal Thakur won the bronze medal in the giant slalom category at a Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) meet held at Kolasin, Montenegro.
• Aanchal Thakur’s bronze was India’s second-ever international skiing medal. The first, incidentally, was also a bronze won by Aanchal Thakur at the 2018 Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup held in Turkey.
• Croatia’s Dora Ljutic won the gold medal while Cyprus skier Georgia Epiphaniou clinched silver.
• Mohammad Arif Khan, currently the only Indian to have won a quota spot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, was also competing at the event and finished 21st overall in the men’s section.