Haryana’s Anmol Kharb continues to display her potential to fulfill the big shoes of double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu.
She won the senior nationals in 2023 and won crucial matches for India, last year, to claim the women’s title in the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) for the first time in Malaysia.
“That ABC was a life-turning moment, it made me believe in myself,” said the 18-year-old in a chat with The Hindu after winning the National Games gold on Tuesday.
“For a few days, I couldn’t even respond to what was happening to me because suddenly there was so much media attention. I didn’t know what to say. After some days it finally it struck me…we have created history.”
Kharb is now training at the Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad from Faridabad. Her goal is to stay in a healthy state for LA 2028.
“If I’m able to keep my body in a healthy state, if I’m able to play freely, definitely I will be one of the players to qualify for LA,” she said.
But becoming the next big thing in the sport is not on her mind. The 18-year-old wants to follow in her father’s footsteps.
“It’s not like that, it could be anyone, I don’t know who it will be … everyone is giving their 100 per cent,” said Anmol.
“Right now, the most important goal is to score good grades in my 12th boards, after this gold I’ll give eight to nine hours for studying
“I’ve taken humanities and that includes legal studies. My father is a lawyer by profession, I want to go in the same stream. If possible, I want to become a judge…I’ll give my 100 per cent to become a judge or else I’ll just practice,” she said.