Badminton player
| Anmol Kharb | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17) Faridabad, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Parupalli Kashyap Gurusai Dutt | ||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 49 wins, 15 losses | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 67 (17 December 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 67 (17 December 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anmol Kharb (born 20 January 2007) is an Indian badminton player. She won the gold at the Asia Team Championships.
Early life
Kharb was born on 20 January 2007 in Faridabad, Haryana. She was inspired by her brother's passion for badminton. Despite her brother shifting focus away from the sport, Anmol continued pursued it with her family's support. She trained at Dayanand Public School in Faridabad and later joined Sunrise Shuttlers Academy in Noida under Coach Kusumm Singh.
Career
Beginnings (2023–2024)
In 2023, Kharb won the gold at the National Championships. Her first international title victory at the senior level came when she won Belgian International 2024. She followed it up with her victory at Polish International 2024 thus winning two back-to-back international titles in a month.
Kharb played a very crucial role in the Indian women's team winning the gold medal at the Asia Team Championships 2024, the first time in the championships' history that the Indian women's team featured in the top three. She won all three of the matches she played, all of which were tie deciders. 472nd in the BWF World Ranking when the championships began, she beat Wu Luo Yu, ranked 149th, in the group stage, Natsuki Nidaira, ranked 29th, in the semi-finals and Pornpicha Choeikeewong, ranked 45th, in the finals.
Achievements
BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 |  Cai Yanyan
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21–14, 13–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge / Series (2 titles)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Belgian International |  Amalie Schulz
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24–22, 12–21, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2024 | Polish International |  Milena Schnider
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21–12, 21–8 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Senior level
| Team events | 2024 | Ref |
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| Asia Team Championships | G | |
| Uber Cup | QF |
Individual competitions
Junior level
| Events | 2023 | Ref |
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| Asia Junior Championships | 3R |
Senior level
- Women's singles
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | Q1 | Q1 ('24) | ||
| Syed Modi International | 1R | 1R ('24) | ||
| Guwahati Masters | F | F ('24) | ||
| Odisha Masters | QF | QF ('24) | ||
| Year-end ranking | 67 | 67 | ||
Record against opponents
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 30 November 2024.
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Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2024 | Nakshatra Samman | Remarkable Achievement in Sports | Won | |
| 2024 | FICCI India Sports Awards | Emerging Sportsperson (Female) | Won |
See also
References
- D'Cunha, Zenia (18 February 2024). "Anmol Kharb, remember the name". ESPN. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- "Shuttler Anmol Kharb quietly announces arrival on big stage". The Times of India. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- "Anmol Kharb | Profile". BWF.
- Naik, Shivani (18 February 2024). "Badminton: How Anmol Kharb, India's precious new talent, delivered a famous Asian gold unfazed and with a smile on her face". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- "Anmol Kharb - The big hope for Indian women's badminton". Olympics. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- "Badminton: Anmol Kharb, Chirag Sen crowned national champions". Scroll.in. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- "Indian prodigy Anmol Kharb wins her first international badminton singles title in Belgium". Olympics.
- "Young shuttler Anmol Kharb wins back-to-back titles". The Tribune.
- Selvaraj, Jonathan (18 February 2024). "Asian Badminton Team Championships: I think my life will change after this win, says Anmol Kharb". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- Nag, Utathya (22 September 2024). "Anmol Kharb - The big hope for Indian women's badminton". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "India women clinch Badminton Asia Team Championships title". Hindustan Times. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- "Uber Cup 2024 quarterfinal: India loses to Japan 0-3". Sportstar. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- "Syed Modi International 2024 badminton: PV Sindhu beats Anmol Kharb; Lakshya Sen advances". Olympic Games. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- "Guwahati Masters 2024: Ashwini-Tanisha pair, Sathish Kumar win titles, Anmol Kharb loses". Sportstar. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- "Anmol Kharb Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "WITT Global Summit 2024: Raveena Tandon, Allu Arjun, others honoured with Nakshatra Samman Awards". News9live. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- "FICCI India Sports Awards 2024: Sheetal Devi, Anmol Kharb bag top honours; check full list of winners". KhelNow. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
