Ankita Dhyani

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Ankita Dhyani
Ankita Dhyani 2025.jpg
Dhyani in 2025
Personal information
NationalityFlag of India.svg  Indian
Born5 February 2002 (2002-02-05) (age 23)
Maroda, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 2000 m SC, 3000 m SC, 3000 m, 5000 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests 2000 m SC: 6:13.92 NR (2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics Athletics pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bangkok 5000 m
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Tehran 3000 m
World University Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Rhine-Ruhr 3000 m steeplechase

Ankita Dhyani (born 5 February 2002) is an Indian middle-distance and long-distance runner. She has represented India at major international competitions, including the 2022 Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics. [1] [2] On 14 August 2025, she broke the Indian National Record in the women's 2000 metre steeplechase held by Asian Games gold medallist, Parul Chaudhary at Israel. [3]

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Early life

Dhyani hails from Maroda village in the Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. She used to run with the big boys training for Army selections in her village which is at a high altitude of 1400 m. [4] [5]

Career

International

On 14 August 2025, Dhyani came first in the grand slam Jerusalem tournament, a World Athletics continental tour silver category B track and field athletics event, clocking 6 minutes, 13.92 seconds beating the 6:14.38 time held by Parul Chaudhary in the women's 2000 metre steeplechase event. She defeated Israel’s Adva Cohen (6:15.20) and Denmark’s Juliane Hvid (6:17.80) who took second and third places, respectively. [3]

In July 2025, she won a silver clocking her personal best time of 9:31.99 in the women’s 3000m steeplechase event at the FISU World University Games in Germany.

She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games at Paris in 5000m event and got a last minute entry in the 3000m steeplechase events through world ranking quota. [6] She clocked her season's best time of 15:10.58 in the 5000m to finish 20th in her heat and an overall 40th. [7] On 4 August 2024, she finished 8th in her heat in the 3000m steeplechase, also her season's best, with a time of 9:33.39. She did not advance further in both the events at the Summer Olympics. [8]

In Asian Athletics Championships 2025 held in Gumi, Republic of South Korea, she finished fifth in the women’s 3000m steeplechase while compatriot Parul won silver.

In May 2023, she won a bronze medal in the Asian Athletics championships in Bangkok, Thailand after her victory in the 3000 m steeplechase event in March at Mangrum Invitational meet. [9] [10] In August 2021, she took part in 1500 m and 5000 m at the World Under-20 championships at Nairobi, Kenya. [11]

Domestic

In January 2021, she won gold in both 1500 m and 5000 m at the Federation Cup Junior u-20 Athletics Championships at Sangrur, Punjab. [12] In 2021, she also won gold in both 1500 m and 5000 m at the Junior National Championships in Guwahati. [13] In 5000 m she clocked 16:21.19, to set a Junior National record erasing the 16:21.59 mark set by Sunita Rani 23 back. [4] [14]

In 2018, she won the gold in the 200 m at the Youth Nationals in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. In 2019, she won the 1500 m in the Junior Nationals at Ranchi. She won gold in 1500 m and 5000 m at the Khelo India Youth games at Pune, also in 2019.

In 2020, she won gold in 1500 m and 5000 m at the Khelo India Youth games at Guwahati.

References

  1. ↑ "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ PTI (7 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Aldrin, Ankita qualify for Olympics, Indian athletics team strength to rise to 30". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 Sportstar, Team (14 August 2025). "Ankita breaks National Record in women's 2000m steeplechase, finishes first at Grand Slam Jerusalem". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 "No turning back: Ankita Dhyani's mastery at improbable chases makes her unbeatable". ESPN. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Sportstar, Team (14 August 2025). "Ankita breaks National Record in women's 2000m steeplechase, finishes first at Grand Slam Jerusalem". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Paris Olympics 2024: Parul Chaudhary, Ankita Dhyani fail to qualify for 5000m finals". Mid-day. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Parul Chaudhary, Ankita Dhyani fail to qualify for 5000m finals at Paris Olympics". The Times of India. 2 August 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Olympics 2024 | Parul finishes 8th in 3000 m steeplechase heat race, fails to qualify for final round". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "अंकिता ध्यानी ने थाईलैंड एशियन एथलेटिक्स के लिए किया क्वालीफाई". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Pitts, Andre (14 August 2025). "Ankita Dhyani breaks 2000m steeplechase national record to win title at Jerusalem athletics meet". Olympics. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Olympic ambitions – the Indian endurance project making tracks in Bhopal | FEATURE | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ankita Dhyani wins two medals in U-20 games". The Times of India. 1 August 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Track closed due to Covid, Olympic aspirant trains on farms & roads". The Times of India. 19 June 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Reporter, S. T. P. "Ahead Of Olympic Qualifier, Sprinter Forced To Train On Farms And Roads". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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