Nickname(s) Surekha Coached by Vennam Surendra Kumar Nationality Indian Name Jyothi Vennam | Weight 65 kg | |
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K l university felicitates arjuna awardee jyothi surekha vennam guntur
Jyothi Surekha Vennam (born 3 July 1996, Vijayawada, India) is an Indian archer.
Contents
- K l university felicitates arjuna awardee jyothi surekha vennam guntur
- Archer jyothi surekha vennam gets rousing welcome at gannavaram airport
- Career
- Awards and accolades
- References
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. In various national and international competitions, she bagged 70 medals. She mentioned that her career ambition is to win a gold medal in Olympics.
Archer jyothi surekha vennam gets rousing welcome at gannavaram airport
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).
In 2011, she won two bronze medals at the 2011 Asian Archery Championships
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. 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.
