Twenty-year-old city archer Vennam Jyothi Surekha, a final year engineering student of Koneru Lakshmaiah University, is all set to wear the Indian colours for the eight consecutive year as she was selected to represent the country in the World Cup I and II stage compound competitions in China and Turkey.
Speaking to media persons, she said she bagged the selection by hauling 16.5 points out of 21 in the selection trials held recently in New Delhi. “I will be in China from May 16 to 22 and later I will travel to Turkey to compete from June 6 to 11.”
Ms. Surekha said she will not be part of the World Cup III team that leaves for the United States of America as the Archery Association of India had decided to take the second rung team for exposure.
However, Ms. Surekha will be in contention for World Cup IV to be held at Germany for which the selections will take place in July.
Ms. Surekha is a popular archer, who, so far took part in 25 international events that included Asian Games, World Universities, Asian Cup, Asian Championships and several World Cup fixtures for the past seven years.
The other important international events lined up this year for her are World Universities at Chinese Taipei in August and senior World championships in October at Mexico.
