Anmol Kharb is an Indian badminton player. In 2023, she became the youngest woman to win the adult badminton singles national championship. In 2024, she made headlines after defeating some of the world’s top players at the 2024 Asian Badminton Team Championships and winning the gold medal, even though she herself was ranked as low as 472nd in the world.
Wiki/Biography
Anmol Kharb was born on Saturday, January 20, 2007, in Faridabad, Haryana (17 years old as of 2024). Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. She was educated at Dayanand Public School, Faridabad, Haryana.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 32-28-34
family
Parents and siblings
Anmol Kharb’s father Devender Singh is an advocate and a former national-level kabaddi player. Her mother’s name is Rajbala. She has an elder brother named Hardik.
husband
Anmol Habu is unmarried.
Profession
Anmol Kharb initially participated in various inter-school badminton competitions as a member of the badminton team of Dayanand Public School. Anmol Kharb reached the finals in her first state championship. In the same year, she lost in the quarter-finals of the first U-13 national tournament, and the following year, she lost in the U-15 national tournament to Samayra Pawar, the then top-ranked player in India. ). Later, she joined Sunrise Badminton Academy in Noida. In 2019, Anmol won her first national-level title at the U-17 All-India Ranking Tournament in Hyderabad. She was only 12 years old at the time. In the same year, she also reached the semi-finals of the All India Senior Ranking Tournament held in Visakhapatnam. In 2020, she participated in the U-17 National Youth Championship and won the singles and doubles championships. In the Tag Team Championship, she partnered with Vennala K.
Anmol wins national youth badminton championship
In 2022, she participated in the Asian Youth Championship, but only reached the quarter-finals of the championship. Anmol won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Youth Championship. In December 2023, she participated in the 85th National Adult Badminton Championships in Guwahati and defeated Tanvi Sharma in the final to win the gold medal. In January 2024, she became the champion of the Yonex Sunrise All India Senior Badminton Ranking Tournament held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Anmol becomes the champion of Sunrise All India Senior Badminton Ranking Tournament 2024
In 2024, she was a member of the Indian badminton team and represented India in the 2024 Asian Badminton Team Championships in Selangor, Malaysia. The other members of the team are PV Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha. The Indian women’s badminton team subsequently won the gold medal at the 2024 Asian Badminton Team Championship, which was also India’s first medal in the women’s category of the Asian Badminton Team Championship. She played 3 games in this tournament, all 3 games were knockouts. In the first knockout match, she defeated Wu Luoyu, a Chinese player ranked 149th in the world, with a score of 22-20, 14-21, 21-18. In the semifinals, she faced Japanese player Natsuki Nipei, ranked 29th in the world, with a score of 21-14, 21-18. In the final, she faced Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong, ranked 45th in the world, and easily won 21-14, 21-9 in just 43 minutes.
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— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) February 18, 2024
Achievement
In December 2023, Anmol Kharb was awarded a cash award of INR 100,000 by Dr. Amit Bhalla, Vice President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions and President, FDBA, in the presence of Sarkar Talwar, Sports Director, MREI. She also received five years of free support at the state-of-the-art Manav Rachna Sports Science Center and a full scholarship for her academic pursuits at the Manav Rachna School of International Studies.
Anmol honored at Manav Rachna Sports Academy
Favorites
- Beverage: Chocolate flavored bubble milk tea
Facts/Trivia
- She is coached by Kusumm Singh, a former national-level badminton player and contemporary of Olympic medalists Saina Nehwal and Ashwini Ponnappa .
- Anmol’s mother Rajbala moved with her from Faridabad to Noida to support her passion for badminton and take care of her.
- In 2019, she was selected for the Indian government’s Khelo India program, which helps budding athletes.
- Anmol attends a physical training class with a former international boxer at 5:00 every morning to build her endurance and core strength.
- Anmol is famous for his brilliant smashes on the badminton court.
- In 2022, she was named India’s best badminton player in both the Under-17 and Under-19 categories.
- Anmol won her first senior national title at the age of 16, defeating Tanvi Sharma in the 85th National Badminton Championships.
Anmol wins the 85th National Adult Badminton Championship in 2023
- She trains six hours a day.
- Before she started playing badminton, she used to skate. In an interview, when talking about why she chose to pursue badminton professionally instead of skating, she said:
While skating, I often get pushed from behind by other skaters. My feet were always scraped and bruised so I was sick of it. Badminton is played indoors and is very safe. “
- In her free time, she enjoys traveling and exploring different places with friends and family.
- In her diet, she added a lot of milk, halwa and bajra rotis to build up her strength.
- After winning the 2024 Badminton Asian Team Championship, her world ranking rose by 136 places, from 472nd to 336th.
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