Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Jyothi Surekha Vennam (born 3 July 1996,[3] Vijayawada, India) is a right handed[4] Indian archer.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam
Vennam in 2017
Personal information
Full nameVennam Jyothi Surekha
Nickname(s)Surekha
NationalityIndian
Born (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
EducationK L University, Vijayawada
Sport
Country India
SportArchery
TeamIndian Archery Women Team
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingWorld Rank 12[1]
Medal record
World Archery Championships
2017 Mexico City Compound team
2019 's-Hertogenbosch Compound team
2019 's-Hertogenbosch Compound Individual
Asian Archery Championships
2011 Tehran Compound team
2015 Bangkok Compound Individual
2015 Bangkok Compound Team
2017 Dhaka Compound Individual
2017 Dhaka Compound Team
2017 Dhaka Compound Mixed Team
2019 Bangkok Compound Team
2019 Bangkok Compound Mixed Team
World Youth Archery Championships
2013 Wuxi Compound Jr. Women team[2]
2013 Wuxi Compound Jr. Mixed team

At the age of 4, she 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.[5] In various national and international competitions, she bagged 70 medals.

Early life

Jyothi was born in Hyderabad on July 3, 1996 to Vennam Surendran Kumar and Sri Durga. Her father is a former Kabaddi player and now a veterinary doctor in Vijayawada and mother is a home-maker. Jyothi completed her schooling and intermediate from Nalanda Institute.[6]

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).[5][7]

In 2011, she won two bronze medals at the 2011 Asian Archery Championships[8][9][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,[11] after she was awarded the Arjuna Award for her achievements in the field of Archery. Surekha was youngest to be awarded this award in South India and also the first sportsperson to receive it after the Andhra Pradesh state bifurcation.

References
  1. "FITA". archery.org. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. "World Youth Championship". archery.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. "SUREKHA, V. Jyothi". archery.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. "Jyothi Surekha Vennam". World Archery. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. "Shooting straight". Sportstar. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. "Jyothi Surekha Vennam Biography | Age, weight, archery, achievements". Voice of Indian Sports - KreedOn. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. "Indians among medals at Mexican GP". indianarchery.info. 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  8. "Two Bronze medals come India's Way". indiaarchery.info. October 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  9. "State archer wins bronze in Asian championship". thehindu.com. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  10. "Indian women bags bronze medal in Asian Archery championship". Deccan Chronicle. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  11. ANI (31 August 2017). "Andhra CM rewards Guinness record holder, archer Jyothi Surekha". Business Standard India. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  12. "19th Asian Championships + CQT Asia". World Archery. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  13. "National Sports Awards: Centre unveils list, cricket sensation Harmanpreet Kaur to receive Arjuna Award". Financial Express. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  14. Scroll Staff. "Archery World Championships: Jyothi Surekha Vennam stuns world No 2 to win second bronze of the day". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 November 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.