Jyoti Baliyan

Jyoti Baliyan
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born15 April 1994 (1994-04-15) (age 30)
Goela village, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sport
Country India
SportPara-archery
Rank38th[1]
Medal record
World Para Archery Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dubai Compound - Mixed Team
Asian Para Archery Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bangkok Compound Team

Jyoti Baliyan (born 15 April 1994), also known as Jyoti, is an Indian para archer. She competed at 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Career

She competed at 2020 Summer Paralympics held at Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] However she lost to Irish Archer, Kerrie-Lousie Leonard in round of 16.[5]

She become the first athlete to win a medal international championships.[clarification needed] She competed along with Shyam Sunder Swami in Compound Archery Mixed Team event. They won silver medal in the event.[6][7]

She also has won medal at Asian Para Archery Championship.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". World Archery. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Archery JYOTI Jyoti". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Date of Birth: 15 Apr 1994
  3. ^ Mohammed, Naveed (20 August 2021). "Tokyo Paralympics: Botched injection resulted in Polio, now para archer Jyoti Baliyan aims for a medal". thebridge.in. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ Saini, Abhishek (19 August 2021). "Paralympics 2021: From polio to podium - Indian para archer Jyoti Baliyan's rise to the top". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Archer Jyoti Baliyan Loses Individual 1/16 Elimination Round". News18. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "दुबई में ज्योति बालियान ने श्याम सुंदर के साथ जीता रजत पदक". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ M, Hari Kishore (24 February 2022). "World Archery Para Championship: Jyoti Baliyan - Swami make history, enter finals". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. ^ Singh, Ankur. "Know your Paralympian Jyoti Baliyan". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2023.