1. Neha Ahuja was born on September 27,1981 and is an Indian former alpine skier who represented India in the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Torino, Italy.
10 Facts About Neha Ahuja
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Neha Ahuja has achieved several milestones in skiing for India.
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Neha Ahuja is the first Indian woman to have qualified for the Winter Olympics.
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Neha Ahuja is the first woman to qualify for both the slalom and giant slalom events in the Olympics.
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Neha Ahuja was one of four Indians competing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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Neha Ahuja placed 51st in the slalom and 42nd in the giant slalom events.
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Neha Ahuja was born in New Delhi to Anita Neha Ahuja and Comdt.
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Neha Ahuja's father was the director of winter sports in Gulmarg and was the principal of the Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering.
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At the age of 16, Neha Ahuja moved to Vail, Colorado and trained at the Vail Mountain School for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Neha Ahuja then trained under Dietmar Thoni at the Bartsch Race Academy, Pitztal, Austria for the 2006 Winter Olympics.