Jyothi Surekha Vennam is an Indian archer. She is a Gold medalist in the compound archery event at the World Cup in the individual (2023) and mixed team (2022, 2023) events.[1]
In 2023, she became the first Indian archer along with teammates Aditi Gopichand Swami and Parneet Kaur to win a gold medal at the World Archery Championships in the compound Women's Team final.
Early life
Jyothi was born in Hyderabad on July 3, 1996 to Vennam Surendra Kumar and Sri Durga. Her father is a former Kabaddi player and now a veterinary doctor in Vijayawada and mother is a home-maker.[2][3]
At the age of 4, Jyothi was entered in the Limca Book of Records after crossing the Krishna River three times with a distance of 5 km in three hours, 20 minutes and six seconds.[4] Jyothi completed her schooling and intermediate from Nalanda Institute.[5]
Career
At the age of 13, she won an Olympic round gold medal at the Mexican Grand Prix. At the Mexican Grand Prix, she also won bronze (20m) and three silver (50m and 40m).[4][6]
In 2011, she won two bronze medals at the 2011 Asian Archery Championships[7][8][9]
In January 2022, she finished in first place in the Women’s Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic held near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.[10]
Awards and accolades
In 2017, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu awarded her a cash prize of Rs. 1 crore along with a housing site of 500 sq. yards in Vijayawada or Amaravati after she was awarded the Arjuna Award for her achievements in the field of Archery.[11]
- Gold, 2022 Asian Games
- Gold, 2015 Asian Archery Championships: Women Individual[12]
- Arjuna Award, 2017[13]
- Bronze, World Archery Championship in Hertogenbosch (2019)[14]
- TOISA Archer of the Year, 2021[15]
References
- ↑ Archery WC: Jyothi clinches two gold medals. ESPN(2023-04-22). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ SUREKHA, V. Jyothi. archery.org.
- ↑ Jyothi Surekha Vennam. World Archery. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shooting straight.
- ↑ Jyothi Surekha Vennam Biography | Age, weight, archery, achievements. Voice of Indian Sports - KreedOn(2019-07-02). Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ↑ Indians among medals at Mexican GP. indianarchery.info.
- ↑ Two Bronze medals come India's Way. indiaarchery.info(October 2011).
- ↑ State archer wins bronze in Asian championship. thehindu.com(22 October 2011).
- ↑ Indian women bags bronze medal in Asian Archery championship. Deccan Chronicle(21 October 2011).
- ↑ Ella Gibson finishes 3rd at Lancaster Archery Classic. Archery GB(31 January 2022). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ Andhra CM rewards Guinness record holder, archer Jyothi Surekha. Business Standard India(2017-08-31). Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ 19th Asian Championships + CQT Asia. World Archery.
- ↑ National Sports Awards: Centre unveils list, cricket sensation Harmanpreet Kaur to receive Arjuna Award. Financial Express(22 August 2017).
- ↑ Archery World Championships: Jyothi Surekha Vennam stuns world No 2 to win second bronze of the day. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ↑ TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India(14 October 2021). Retrieved 26 October 2022.