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{{Short description|Indian athlete}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jyothika Sri Dandi
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| nationality = Indian
| sport = [[Track and Field|Athletics]]
| event = [[Sprinting|Sprint]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|7|16|df=yes}}
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| pb = '''400m:''' 52.73 (Trivandrum, 2024)
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships|2023 Bangkok]]|[[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay |4x400m relay]]}}
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'''Jyothika Sri Dandi''' (born 16 July 2000) is an Indian [[Sprinting|sprinter]]. In 2023, she became Indian national champion over [[400 metres]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Jyothika Sri Dandi|website=World Athletics|accessdate=12 May 2024|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/dandi-jyothika-sri-14734808}}</ref>

==Early life==
She is from Tanuku town in the [[West Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She was inspired to take up athletics by her father, Srinivasa Rao, who is a body builder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/athletics/jyothika-sri-dandi-world-relays-fulfilling-father-dreams-paris-olympics-47186|website=Thebridge.in|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Running for her father, Jyothika steers Indian women's relay team to Olympics|date=6 May 2024}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/jyothika-sri-dandi-paris-2024-olympics-4-400m-relay-race-9312296/|website=Indian Express|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Father's passion, Pullela Gopichand's support to the fore as Jyothika helps India book 4x400m Olympics berth|date=7 May 2024}}</ref>

==Career==
She had a breakthrough in 2021 when she won the Indian national U23 National Championships over [[400 metres]].<ref>{{cite web|date=6 May 2024|url= https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/who-is-jyothika-sri-dandi-paris-olympics-2024-4540186|website=shethepeople.tv|title= Relay Athlete Jyothika Sri Dandi Poised To Fulfil Dad's Olympic Dream|accessdate=12 May 2024}}</ref>

She won the Indian National Open Championships over 400 metres in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] on March 6, 2023 with a time of 53.26 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-hyderabad-s-quarter-miler-dandi-jyothika-sri-set-big-goals-2023-season|website=Sportskeeda|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Hyderabad's quarter miler Dandi Jyothika Sri has set big goals for the 2023 season|date=7 March 2023}}</ref> In July 2023, she was a bronze medalist in the [[2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|women's 4 x 400 metres relay]] at the [[2023 Asian Athletics Championships]] in [[Bangkok]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-athletics-championships-2023-bangkok-india-day-5-results|website=Olympics.com|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Jyothi Yarraji wins 200m silver as India end campaign on a high|date=16 July 2023}}</ref>

In March 2024, she ran a personal best time of 52.73 seconds at the Indian National Championships in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref> {{cite web|date=18 March 2024|website=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/noah-pips-anas-to-grab-400m-gold/articleshow/108595290.cms|title= Noah Pips Anas To Grab 400m Gold}}</ref>

In May 2024, she ran as part of the Indian {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay team at the 2024 [[2024 World Athletics Relays – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|World Relays Championships]] in [[Nassau, Bahamas]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Watch Athletics|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5398/women-4x400m-results-world-athletics-relays-championships-2024 |accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024|date=5 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/world-athletics-relays-indias-mens-and-womens-4x400m-teams-qualify-for-paris-2024-9310466/lite/|website=Indian Express|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Paris Olympics: How Indian men's and women's relay squads stepped up in Bahamas In last-chance territory|date=6 May 2024}}</ref> She ran the fastest leg of the quarter as they successfully qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/indias-relay-teams-get-the-job-done-qualify-for-paris-101715020906043-amp.html|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= India's relay teams get the job done, qualify for Paris|first=Rutvick|last=Mehta|date=
May 7, 2024}}</ref> She subsequently competed in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2024 Paris Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5862/women-s-4x400m-relay-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 December 2024|title=Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=10 August 2024}}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian women sprinters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:People from West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists]]
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