Jyothi Surekha Vennam is an Indian archer, know her biography and coach
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Aditi Swami, the current world champion, and top-seeded Jyothi Surekha Vennam breezed through their quarterfinal contests with ease, setting up an exciting semifinal duel in the women’s compound individual event at the Asian Games. Their victories guarantee India at least a silver medal in archery.
Who is archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam, biography, age, parents, hometown state, coach and achievements
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Jyothi Surekha Vennam advances to the Final of the Women's Compound Final after defeating compatriot Aditi Swami in the semi-finals! 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Aditi Swami will shoot for Bronze while Jyothi will be eyeing for a Gold Medal! 🥇🥉#Archery #AsianGames2022 #AsianGames… pic.twitter.com/vTxcporRxj
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) October 3, 2023
Fourth-seeded Aditi Swami had outstanding accuracy in her quarterfinal, giving up just one point out of 15 shots. This outstanding effort led to a 149-146 victory over Philippine opponent Amaya Amparo Cojuangco.
On the other hand, in a closely fought quarterfinal match, the seasoned Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated the ninth-seeded Adel Zhexenbinova of Kazakhstan by a score of 147-144 to go to the semifinals.
The semifinal match between Aditi and Jyothi marks their second meeting in only two months, which adds spice to the tournament. Aditi, who considers Jyothi to be her inspiration, won their last match with a score of 145-149 in the quarterfinals, setting her up to win the senior global championship in Berlin in August of this year.
This creates the conditions for an exciting rematch, which will heighten the excitement around the race for gold at the Asian Games. Due to this, Jyothi Surekha Vennam has become a trending topic of discussion, with many people trying to find out more about him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who is Jyothi Surekha Vennam?
Jyothi Surekha Vennam is a renowned Indian archer. She has been in the news because she advanced to the women’s compound individual event semifinals at the Asian Games after a decisive victory in the quarterfinals.
She was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, on 3 July 1996. Vennam Surendra Kumar is her father, while Sri Durga is her mother. Her mother is a homemaker, and her father, a former kabaddi player, is now a veterinarian.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam completed her schooling at Nalanda Institute. Later, she also attended KL University.
She is currently 27 years old.
Her career
Jyothi Surekha Vennam made news at the young age of 4 when she crossed the Krishna River three times in three hours, twenty minutes, and six seconds, earning her a place in the Limca Book of Records. She won three silver medals (50m, 40m, and 20m) and a bronze medal (20m) in the Mexican Grand Prix by the time she was 13 years old, along with an Olympic round gold medal.
At the Asian Archery Championships in 2011, she improved her tally with two bronze medals. At the Pennsylvanian Lancaster Archery Classic in January 2022, Jyothi won the Women’s Open Pro competition.
Her achievements were duly recognized in 2017 when Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu awarded her Rs. 1 crore and a housing site for winning the Arjuna Award, making her the youngest recipient in South India and the first recipient in post-bifurcation.
The Arjuna award winner acknowledged the role of Sergio Pagni, a two-time World Cup Final winner , who was hired as the chief compound archery coach in December.