Jyoti Baliyan

Jyoti Baliyan is an Indian Para Archer. She competed at 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Jyoti Baliyan
Personal information
NationalityIndian
BornGoela village, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Sport
CountryIndia
SportPara Archery
Rank38th[1]
Medal record
Representing  India
World Para Archery Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dubai Compound - Mixed Team
Asian Para Archery Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Bangkok Compound Team

Career

She competed at 2020 Summer Paralympics held at Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] However she lost to Irish Archer, Kerrie-Lousie Leonard in round of 16.[4]

She become the first athlete to win a medal international championships. She competed along with Shyam Sunder Swami in Compound Archery Mixed Team event. They won silver medal in the event.[5][6]

She also has won medal at Asian Para Archery Championship.[7]

References

  1. "Profile", World Archery
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Tokyo Paralympics: Archer Jyoti Baliyan Loses Individual 1/16 Elimination Round". News18. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. "दुबई में ज्योति बालियान ने श्याम सुंदर के साथ जीता रजत पदक". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. M, Hari Kishore (24 February 2022). "World Archery Para Championship: Jyoti Baliyan - Swami make history, enter finals". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. Singh, Ankur. "Know your Paralympian Jyoti Baliyan". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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