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{{short description|Women Indian hurdler}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2025}}

{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jyothi Yarraji
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[100 metre hurdles|100 m hurdles]], [[60 metre hurdles|60 m hurdles]], [[200 metres|200 m]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|8|28}}
| birth_place = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| alma_mater = [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]]
| height = 1.76 m
| pb = ''[[100 m hurdles]]'': 12.78 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Indian}}''' ([[Athletics at the 2021 Summer World University Games|2021]])
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]]
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships|2023 Bangkok]]|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2025 Asian Athletics Championships|2025 Gumi]]|[[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships|2023 Bangkok]]|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|Asian Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|2024 Tehran]]|[[2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|60 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|2023 Astana]]|[[2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|60 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FISU World University Games|World University Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 Summer World University Games|2021 Chengdu]]|[[Athletics at the 2021 Summer World University Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]]}}
}}

'''Jyothi Yarraji''' (born 28 August 1999) is an Indian [[track and field]] athlete who specializes in [[100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]]. She is the [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] holder in 100 m hurdles. Yarraji is a two-time Asian champion, having won gold medals in the 100m hurdles at the [[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles|2023]] and [[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles|2025]] editions of the [[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2025-05-29 |title=Asian Athletics Championships 2025: Jyothi Yarraji defends 100m hurdles gold, sets new competition record |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/jyothi-yarraji-wins-100m-hurdles-gold-asian-athletics-championships-2025-korea-timings-results/article69633745.ece |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> She also won a silver medal in the 100m hurdles at the [[2022 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-01 |title=Asian Games: Jyothi wins silver in 100m hurdles after Chinese officials attempt to get her disqualified |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/asian-games-jyothi-wins-silver-in-100m-hurdles-after-chinese-officials-attempt-to-get-her-disqualified/articleshow/104089960.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-05-30 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> She is the first Indian woman to compete in the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]] at the Olympics, representing India at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris Olympics]].

== Early life ==
Jyothi was born in a middle class family on 28 August 1999 in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Nag |first=Utathya |date=2023-10-15 |title=Jyothi Yarraji: India's rising star who overcame the hurdle of luck |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/who-is-jyothi-yarraji-india-100m-hurdles-women-record |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=www.olympics.com |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807152815/https://olympics.com/en/news/who-is-jyothi-yarraji-india-100m-hurdles-women-record |url-status=live }}</ref> Her father Suryanarayana is a security guard and her mother works as a domestic help. She did her schooling at the Port High School in Visakhapatnam. She did her undergraduation from a college affiliated to [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]].<ref name=":0" />

Later, she joined the [[Sports Authority of India]] hostel in [[Hyderabad]] and trained for two years under coach Olympian N Ramesh, who also received the [[Dronacharya Award]].<ref name=":0" /> Later, she moved to [[Guntur]] to join the Centre of Excellence. From 2019 onwards, she has been training under British coach James Hillier at the Reliance Athletics High-Performance Centre in [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
COVID-19 and her back injury saw that she took part in virtually no events in 2021, but she came back strongly in 2022. She represented India at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in the [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]] and was a part of the Indian [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 x 100 m relay]] team that came fourth in the finals. At the 2022 edition of India's National Games, she won the Gold in both 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarangi |first=Y. B. |date=2022-10-04 |title=National Games: Jyothi Yarraji, Ram Baboo hog limelight as athletics events conclude |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/national-games-jyothi-yarraji-ram-baboo-hog-limelight-athletics-events-conclude-athletics-results/article65970379.ece |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013151059/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/national-games-jyothi-yarraji-ram-baboo-hog-limelight-athletics-events-conclude-athletics-results/article65970379.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 October 2022, she became the first Indian woman hurdler to clock below 13 seconds becoming the second best Asian in the 100 metres women's hurdles in the year and the 11th best Asian ever.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-17 |title=Yarraji creates new record, first Indian woman to run sub-13s hurdles |url=https://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/34817069/jyothi-yarraji-creates-new-record-first-indian-woman-run-sub-13-seconds-hurdles |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=ESPN |language=en |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018032330/https://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/34817069/jyothi-yarraji-creates-new-record-first-indian-woman-run-sub-13-seconds-hurdles |url-status=live }}</ref> At the 2022 Indian Open Nationals, she was adjudged the best athlete among women.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Navneet |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji are the best athletes of the National Open Athletics Championships |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-tajinderpal-singh-toor-jyothi-yarraji-best-athletes-national-open-athletics-championships |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=19 October 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021045101/https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-tajinderpal-singh-toor-jyothi-yarraji-best-athletes-national-open-athletics-championships |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jyothi's career highlight came when she won the silver medal in the 100m hurdles in the [[2022 Asian Games]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Asian Games 2023: Disqualified Jyothi Yarraji wins silver in women's 100m hurdles after incredible drama |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2023/story/asian-games-2023-jyothi-yarraji-controversy-the-2443084-2023-10-01 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=India Today |date=October 2023 |language=en |archive-date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112121535/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2023/story/asian-games-2023-jyothi-yarraji-controversy-the-2443084-2023-10-01 |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially she was disqualified for a false start along with a Chinese athlete but was later allowed take the start. In the end after a review, Chinese athlete [[Wu Yanni]] was disqualified and the Indian promoted to silver medal.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-19 |title=Jyothi Yarraji on silver medal upgrade at Asian Games: This medal has taught me a lot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/jyothi-yarraji-on-silver-medal-upgrade-at-asian-games-this-medal-has-taught-me-a-lot/articleshow/104551083.cms |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112121650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/jyothi-yarraji-on-silver-medal-upgrade-at-asian-games-this-medal-has-taught-me-a-lot/articleshow/104551083.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> In early 2023, she broke the national record for indoor [[60 metres hurdles]] five times, apart from winning the Silver in the [[2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|2023 Asian Indoor Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-15 |title=No hurdle too high for Jyothi Yarraji |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/no-hurdle-too-high-for-jyothi-yarraji-101676475340813.html |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503102911/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/no-hurdle-too-high-for-jyothi-yarraji-101676475340813.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2025 she was in Taipei where she won one of six gold medals taken by Indian athletes at the Taiwan open.<ref>{{Cite web |last=indiatribune |date=2025-06-08 |title=Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open |url=https://www.indiatribune.com/athletics-jyothi-yarraji-wins-in-1299s-as-india-claims-six-gold-in-taiwan-open |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=India Tribune - Chicago - |language=en}}</ref> In July 2025, Yarraji suffered a knee injury during training and underwent ACL surgery, ruling her out of the [[2025 World Athletics Championships|2025 World Championships]] and the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-07-14 |title=Asian Champion Jyothi Yarraji undergoes ACL surgery, out of World Championships |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/athletics/story/asian-champion-jyothi-yarraji-undergoes-acl-surgery-out-of-world-championships-2755599-2025-07-14 |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

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{{Footer Asian Champions women's 100 metres hurdles}}
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