: Archery: With a quiver of hope, Jyothi Surekha Vennam makes the most of a second chance #IndiaNEWS For a world-class athlete, Jyothi Surekha Vennam is accepting of circumstances when things don’t

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Archery: With a quiver of hope, Jyothi Surekha Vennam makes the most of a second chance #IndiaNEWS
For a world-class athlete, Jyothi Surekha Vennam is accepting of circumstances when things don’t work out for her. Where athletes sometimes expect past glories to make up for their present shortcomings, the 25-year-old compound archer understands and accepts the unforgiving nature of sport where even one bad afternoon can undo years of hard work.It is perhaps sort of level-headedness – a trait any archer would tell you is arguably the most important on the range – that saw her make a superb comeback from a tough recent phase. India’s star compound archer was in fine at the World Cup Stage 3 in Paris, winning the mixed event gold and individual silver medal.That it was her first World Cup appearance of the season made it all the more special.On what was a slightly windy afternoon (as she remembers it) in March at the national trials in Sonepat, things changed quite a bit for Jyothi. She went from India’s top women’s compound archer who had a stunning 2021 season to being relegated to the B team. Not being in the A team meant that Jyothi would miss out on Archery World Cup stages 1 and 2 in Antalya and Gwangju, as well as the Asian Games and the World...Read more

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