Chekrovolu Swuro

Chekrovolu Swuro (born 21 November 1982 in Dzulhami Village, Phek district, Nagaland[1]) is an Indian archer. She represented India in archery in the 2002 Asian Games and 2006 Asian Games held at Busan, South Korea, and Doha, Qatar, respectively. She was a member of the silver medal-winning team in the 2011 World Archery Championships, held at Turin, Italy.[2] By winning a silver medal in the team event at the 2011 World Archery Championships in Turin, she qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in both women's individual and team archery.[3][4]

Chekrovolu Swuro
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1982-11-21) 21 November 1982
Dzülhami, Nagaland
Sport
CountryIndia
SportArchery
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award to Ms. Chekrovolu Swuro for Archery, at the National Sports & Adventure awards ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on 31 August 2013

Personal life

Swuro lives in Dimapur, Nagaland. She serves as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the Nagaland Armed Police (NAP). Her elder sister, Vesuzolu S.Vadeo, was a former national archer. She has been competing at the international level for more than a decade, during which she has won many medals. Swuro represented India at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She is the second Naga athlete to participate in the Olympics after a gap of 64 years.[5][6]

Awards and recognition

Career in Archery

2001 12th Asian Archery Championship Hong Kong; Indv. Qtr Final
2002 2nd Asian Archery Championship, China; Indv. Qtr Final
2002 14th Asian Games, Bhusan, Korea ; Indv. Qtr Final
2003 13th Asian Archery Championship, Myanmar; Team
2005 World Archery Championship Madrid, Spain ; Team
2005 Asian Archery Championship New Delhi, India; Team Bronze
2006 Commonwealth Archery Champ. Jamshedpur, India; Team Gold
2006 Asian Games, Doha, Qatar; Participated
2007 15th Asian Archery Championship, China; Team Bronze
2007 World Cup Stage IV, Dover, Great Britain; Team Bronze
2007 World Archery Championship, Dover, Great Britain; Participated
2009 16th Asian Archery Championship, Bali, Indonesia, Team 4th Position
2011 World Cup Stage 2, Antalya, Turkey; Team Bronze
2011 World Archery Championship, Turin, Italy; Team Silver
2011 World cup Stage 3, Turin, Italy ; Team Silver
2012 Summer Olympics in both women's individual and team archery; Participated
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References
  1. "Chekrovolu Swuro". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. Chekrovolu Swuro - the second Olympian from Nagaland Archived 23 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, India-north-east.com
  3. "Biography of Chekrovolu Swuro". opex.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. "Indian archers seem poised for medals at olympics". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. "Indian archers seem poised for medals at olympics". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  6. "Chekrovolu Swuro: A Role Model For Young Nagas". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  7. |accessdate= 25 August 2015
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