Divya Dhayal

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

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

Early life and education
Dhayal, born in Bareilly, comes from an Army family. Her father Col. Vikram S Dhayal is an army officer.

Career
Divya started her archery journey at the age of 13 years in 2014.

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

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

Personal life
She gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Army as a commissioned officer in September 2023. She received the Indian Sports Honours and has two siblings Khushbu Dhayal and Digvijay Dhayal. She completed her schooling from the Army Public School, Pune and bachelors from Symbiosis Institute, Pune.